Monday, August 08, 2011

Chennai - have good sea breeze now 4:25pm and cloud formation has started over W-S-W.. Today again showers expected after 6pm.
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  1. sset10:48 PM

    Some of the extreme rains occured in history - most recent being Mumbai July 26 2006!!!!
    What causes such events???
    Imagine Gujrat,Lakshadweep being one of them?


    Table 2. Highest 24 h rainfall records in India and the world
    Rainfall
    (cm) Station (State/UT) Date
    India
    116.8 Amini Devi (Lakshadweep) 5–6 May 2004
    103.6 Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) 13–14 June 1876
    99.8 Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) 11–12 July 1910
    99.6 Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) 17–18 June 1899
    98.9 Mawsynram (Meghalaya) 9–10 July 1952
    98.7 Dharampur (Gujarat) 1–2 July 1941
    98.9 Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) 12–13 September 1974
    94.4 Santacruz (Maharashtra) 26–27 July 2005


    Rainfall
    (cm) Station and country Date
    World
    184.1 Cilaos, Reunion Island 15–16 March 1952
    179.6 Foc Foc, Reunion Island 7–8 January 1966
    166.2 Belouvc, Reunion Island 27–28 February 1964
    155.2 Aurere, Reunion Island 7–8 April 1958
    137.8 Muuocaicang, Nei Mouggol China 1–2 August 1977
    122.8 Paishih, Taiwan 10–11 September 1963
    117.5 Halaho, Taiwan 9–10 September 1963
    116.8 Amini Devi, India 5–6 May 2004
    115.0 Bagerio, the Philippines 14–15 July 1911
    112.3 Belledenker QLD, Australia 3–4 January 1979

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  2. sset10:51 PM

    sorry it is Mumbai 26 July 2005

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