Retreating Monsoon
October Heat · NE Trades · Bay of Bengal Cyclones
MICRO-REALM 01
The Withdrawal
- GRADUAL SOUTHWARD SHIFT
- STARTS SEP IN NW INDIA
- CLEARS PENINSULA BY DECEMBER
MICRO-REALM 02
Clear Skies
- CLOUDS DISSIPATE POST-MONSOON
- DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION INCREASES
- DAY TEMPERATURES RISE SHARPLY
MICRO-REALM 03
October Heat
- OPPRESSIVE WEATHER PHENOMENON
- HIGH TEMPERATURE + HIGH HUMIDITY
- WATERLOGGED SOILS EVAPORATING
MICRO-REALM 04
Pressure Reversal
- LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS TO BAY OF BENGAL
- HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NORTH INDIA
- DRIVES REVERSAL OF WIND DIRECTION
MICRO-REALM 05
NE Trade Winds
- WINDS BLOW LAND TO SEA (NE TO SW)
- DRY CONTINENTAL WINDS FOR MOST OF INDIA
- MARKS THE START OF WINTER PATTERN
MICRO-REALM 06
Moisture Pickup
- NE WINDS CROSS BAY OF BENGAL
- ABSORB MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE
- TRANSFORM FROM DRY TO WET WINDS
MICRO-REALM 07
Coromandel Rain
- HITS TAMIL NADU & SOUTH ANDHRA COAST
- OCTOBER TO DECEMBER (WINTER RAIN)
- CRITICAL FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURE
MICRO-REALM 08
Cyclogenesis
- TROPICAL CYCLONES FORM IN ANDAMAN SEA
- DRIVEN BY WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPS
- INTENSE LOW-PRESSURE VORTICES
MICRO-REALM 09
Cyclone Tracks
- MOVE WEST OR NORTH-WEST
- GUIDED BY UPPER AIR CURRENTS
- ERRATIC AND HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE PATHS
MICRO-REALM 10
Storm Surges
- ABNORMAL RISE IN SEA LEVEL
- DRIVEN BY HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS
- INUNDATES LOW-LYING DELTAS (GODAVARI/KRISHNA)
MICRO-REALM 11
Eastern Vulnerability
- ODISHA, ANDHRA PRADESH, TAMIL NADU
- HIGHLY PRONE TO AUTUMN DISASTERS
- HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AND CROPS
MICRO-REALM 12
Transition to Winter
- NOVEMBER/DECEMBER TEMPERATURE DROP
- OCTOBER HEAT SUBSIDES
- UShERS IN THE COLD WEATHER SEASON