All India Rainfall Toppers - 01.01.2012 to 08.04.2012

The rainfall figures given are in mm (Top 20 places - min 200 mm)

1. Anini (Arunachal Pradesh) - 720
2. Car Nicobar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) - 530
3. Manali (Himachal Pradesh) - 520
4. Tuting (Arunachal Pradesh) - 480
5. Cherrapunji (Megahlaya) - 470
6. Nancowry (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) - 360
7. Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) - 360
8. Kalpa (Himachal Pradesh) - 350
9. Bhuntar (Himachal Pradesh) - 270
10. Passighat (Arunachal Pradesh) -250
11. Hut Bay (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) - 240
12. Kavali (Andhra Pradesh) - 233
13. Piravom (Kerala) - 230
14. Srinagar - (Jammu & Kashmir) - 210
15. Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) - 210
16. Silchar (Assam) - 200
17. Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh) - 200
18. Pechiparai Dam (Tamil Nadu) - 200
19. Perunchani Dam (Tamil Nadu) - 200
20. Gangtok (Sikkim) - 200

Other places may also have obtained more rainfall than the station quoted above. 

After last year's epic rainfall race for being the wettest places during South West Monsoon. I have compiled a poll for viewers and rain followers voting for the season 2012. The link to the polls is here Poll code. The 2011 rankings can be found here - 2011 SWM rainfall rankings

Scattered T.showers to continue over Bangladesh and entire N-E states till 14-Apr and beyond.

http://ow.ly/i/ypoB .... Heavy rain seen over S-E Bangladesh & S. N-E states.

2:30pm, T.cells visible over Orissa, S. Jharkand, S-W Bengal, N-E Andhra, S. Karnataka, N-W Tamilnadu.. http://ow.ly/i/ypoB

T.showers over Kerala and S. Karnataka to continue for another 2 days.. http://ow.ly/i/ypnF

Next W.D will reach Kashmir on evening of 9-Apr.. http://ow.ly/i/ypnF

Heat wave to start over central, E.central India from 12-Apr... http://ow.ly/i/ypng

A strong circulation expected to pop over S-S-E Bay on 10-Apr and expected to move west ... http://ow.ly/i/ypmw

Heat wave will reduce over N-W, West, South India.. from 11-Apr.. http://ow.ly/i/ypmb

As anti-cyclone over N. Bay continues... it's driving moisture into S-E coast.. http://ow.ly/i/yplQ

Circulation over S. kerala has started moving west and will vanish in another 24 hrs... http://ow.ly/i/ypl9

chennai - Hot & Clear day for city continues... temp around 35 deg C.