CHENNAI: The much-welcome rain showers in the city on Thursday contributed to a noticeable reduction in heat and a surprisingly cool climate, data from the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai (RMC) showed.
The Meenambakkam weather station in the city recorded a drop of 10.3 degree Celsius with maximum temperature going as low as 28.1 degree Celsius (normal temperature at 38.4).
The Nungambakkam weather station on the other hand marked a 8.1 degree Celsius dip from its maximum temperature of 29.3 degree Celsius. Normal temperature was 37.4 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, heat in Tiruthani, a suburb of Chennai, subsided by 9.5 degree Celsius below normal.
Temperatures in other places close to the coast, too, had a significant decline today --- Puducherry, Nagapattinam, and Karaikal plunged 7.5, 7.0, and 6.9 degree Celsius below their normal temperatures, respectively.
Even scorching Erode where maximum temperatures was 35.8 degree Celsius today saw a dip of 2.1 degree Celsius below normal.