The Weather Monitoring Station was set up by Puducherry Climate Change Cell in the Laboratory of DST&E/PPCC on 27th March, 2018 with the support of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India under NMSKCC. The outcomes of weather monitoring systems includes various transmitting wind speed and wind direction, humidity, temperature, and precipitation. The location of the instrument is at 11º56’16.91”N Latitude and 79º7’11.77”E Longitude.

Temperature is one of the primordial variable in the formation of Planet Earth and in its evolution for all the 4.6 billion years. This planet happens to be life sustaining and habitable owing to its appropriateness in its orbital distance relative to the Sun called the Goldilocks Zone, which is based on the criterion “Temperature”. The average temperature of the Earth fluctuates between hot and cold temperatures every tens of thousands of years, and correspondingly, the temperature prevailing over a particular period has a larger impact on the existence and the sustainability of life on this planet.

Rain is a major source of freshwater for all life forms on Earth. Rain in India is garnered through two monsoons viz., South West Monsoon giving rainfall during June to September to most of Northern and North Eastern states of India and South West Monsoon during October to December giving rain to the southern states of India.