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100 years of Chennai’s rain: What the Data tells us?

What does data tells us about Chennai's rainfall? Image generated by Meta Ai Chennai's connection with rain is dramatic. There may be a strong downpour one day, followed by dazzling brightness the next day. Recently, I have noticed a peculiar trend of sunny mornings followed by rainy nights. Perhaps the rain does not want to disrupt our daily commute during the daytime. In my previous piece, we have seen the trends of rainfall patterns in Chennai in the last decade. I got this idea of going a little deeper into the 100 years rainfall data to find more exciting insights. Here we go… Chennai Rainfall by season in the last 100 years. Data source: IMD Broadly, a few things are quite straightforward: February to April is generally dry, with either no or very little rainfall recorded. May to September has seen occasional rainfall, serving as a perfect relief from the sweltering heat. October to December is when the actual show begins. According to the data, these three months account...