Friday, July 03, 2009

Record breaking rainfall in INDIA (previous records)

Places are:: Cherrapunji in northeast India, Mawsynram near Cherrapunji, Mumbai, Amini Divi in Lakshadweep Island group and Daramapur in Gujarat.

Highest 24-hours rainfall records in India:

(Here the 24-hour period is counted from 0830 IST (0300 UTC) of a day to 0830 IST of the next day.)

156.3 cm at Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) on 15-16 June 1995

116.8 cm at Aminidivi (Lakshadweep) on 5-6 May 2004

103.6 cm at Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) on 13-14 June 1876

99.7 cm at Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) on 11-12 July 1910

98.9 cm at Mawsynram (Meghalaya) on 9-10 July 1952

98.7 cm at Dharamapur (Gujarat) on 1-2 July 1941

98.5 cm at Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) on 12-13 September 1974

94.4 cm at Santacruz-Mumbai (Maharashtra) on 26-27 July 2005

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