RT @qinnairen: WOW!!! Its like 6pm here. Dark clouds above. Loving it... #Delhi 9:15am  @weatherofindia

All India SWM Rainfall Toppers from 01.06.12 to 10.07.12

As you can see Cherrapunji has 100% lead over its second placed south India counterpart Agumbe.  The surprise is no station from Kerala and Tamil Nadu are found in the list compared to last year.

Rainfall in mm (Minimum of 1500 mm)

1. Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) - 3985
2. Agumbe (Karnataka) - 1966
3. Pernem (Goa) - 1917
4. Gaganbawda (Maharashtra) - 1880
5. Kumargram (West Bengal) - 1860
6. Chepan (West Bengal) - 1850
7. Falakata (West Bengal) - 1840
8. Kollur (Karnataka) -1760
9. Gokarna (Karnataka) - 1750
10. Patgaon (Maharashtra) - 1742
11. Amboli (Maharashtra) - 1742
12. Sangameshwar (Maharashtra) - 1735
13. Kokrajhar (Assam) - 1690 *
14. Barobhisa (West Bengal) - 1680
15. Coochbehar (West Bengal) - 1665
16. Quepem (Goa) - 1643
17. Shirali (Karnataka) - 1617
18. Malvan (Maharashtra) - 1596
19. Gossaigaon (Assam) - 1560 *
20. Hasimara (West Bengal) -1550
21. Karkala (Karnataka) - 1530
22. Siddapura (Karnataka) - 1510

 * Some days rainfall is missing.

In order to add more spice to the list, i have introduced the state wise top 5 places. This covers only the states which has Heavy Rainfall Sations (HRF).

State-wise Toppers (Rainfall in mm)

Meghlaya

1. Cherrapunji  - 3985
2. Jowai - 1110
3. Williamnagar - 1050
4. Baghmara - 800
5. Nongostin - 700
   

 Arunachal Pradesh

1. Passighat - 1462
2. Itanagar - 1132
3. Tuting -1090
4. Tezu - 880
5. Anini - 710

Assam

1. Kokrajhar - 1690 *
   
2. Gossaigaon 1560 *
3. Kajalgaon - 1250 *
4. Dhubri - 1184
5. Chouldhowaghat - 1050
   

West Bengal

1. Kumargram - 1860
2. Chepan - 1850
3. Falakata - 1840
4. Barobhisa - 1680
5. Coochbehar - 1665

Maharashtra

1. Gaganbawda - 1880
2. Patagon - 1742
   
3. Amboli - 1742
4. Sangameshwar - 1735
5. Malvan - 1596

Maharashtra (Ghats)

1. Pratapgad - 1200
2. Tamini - 1050
3. Dawdi - 1020
   
4. Navaja - 1000
5. Shirgaon - 1000
   

Goa

1. Pernem - 1917
2. Quepem - 1643
3. Panaji - 1479
4. Mapusa - 1441
5. Valpoi - 1423
   

 Karnataka

1. Agumbe - 1966
2. Kollur -1760
3. Gokarna - 1750
4. Shirali - 1617
5. Karkala - 1530
   

Kerala

1. Vadakara - 1390
2. Kudulu -1150
3. Hosdurg -1090
4. Kannur - 987
5. Enamakkal - 970
   

 Tamil Nadu

1. Chinnakallar - 1210
2. Devala - 940
3. Sholayar - 890
   
4. Valparai - 790
5. Upper Bhavani - 550
   

 * Some days rainfall missing and many places in Assam would have got similar or higher rainfall than the places quoted above.

For more stats visit www.tamilnaduweatherman.blogspot.com

Chennai - 11:10pm, t.showers moving n-e ... it'll touch n-w suburbs of city. Possibility of fresh t.cell to pop over s-w at around 50km

@NR_Tatvamasi .. Chennai - conditions are perfect now for the t.showers to travel east and cross into sea (crossing city).

#Chennai - 10:15pm,a massive thunder storm system is now nearing city. System is at 60km, covering from w-n-w to s-w .. http://ow.ly/i/L7F9

#chennai - 8:15pm, 2 major T.showers seen over S-W. one S-W of Kanchipuram its 100km S-W from city,Another South of madurantakam 100km S-S-W

RT @sajilgopinath: @weatherofindia.Twenty four hours and still going on,First monsoon rain at Banswara,South Rajasthan (8:15pm)

Hurricane Daniel

In early July 2012, two simultaneous hurricanes blew over the eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Emilia and Hurricane Daniel. The first of the two storms to form, Daniel started as a tropical depression on July 4. The storm had strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane by 12:20 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 8, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image. By that time, Daniel sported a distinct eye characteristic of hurricanes, and its spiral arms spanned hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean.

At 2:00 p.m. PDT on July 8, not long after MODIS acquired this image, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Daniel was located roughly 1,120 miles (1,800 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour.

By the following day, Daniel had weakened, though it remained a hurricane. At 8:00 a.m. PDT on July 9, Daniel had moved farther away from Baja California, and the storm’s wind speeds had dropped to 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour. No hazards affected land as of July 9, the NHC reported, and Daniel was expected to weaken further as it continued moving westward.

Though the storm posed no threat to Mexico, it had the potential to bring unsettled weather to Hawaii. Daniel’s remnants were expected to pass south of the island chain around July 13, 2012, AccuWeather reported. Remnants of the storm might cause gusty winds, heavy rains, and even localized flash flooding.

Taken from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

Tropical Storm Emilia

As Daniel weakened over the eastern Pacific in early July 2012, Emilia strengthened. Emilia formed as a tropical depression on July 7, and within two days intensified to a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. As of 2:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 9, Emilia was located roughly 760 miles (1,225 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour.

Emilia was still a tropical storm when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terrasatellite captured this natural-color image at 10:45 a.m. PDT on July 8. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, and was headed west-northwest, the NHC reported.

The NHC forecast that Emilia could become a major hurricane by July 10 as it continued moving westward over the Pacific Ocean. As of July 9, however, it posed no hazards to land.

taken from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

RT @chirag_roshan: @weatherofindia Continiously Raining in Mehsana North Gujarat From Morning http://t.co/Y7phmKHV

RT @chirag_roshan: #ThreeWords To Describe @weatherofindia #rain #rain #rain http://t.co/lV4tvo6b >> Mehsana North Gujarat