Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai Records Highest Ever 24-Hour Rain In May
Mumbai: Cyclone Tauktae that has passed shortly in Mumbai on May 17, hit the worst in the city. Due to the storm, Mumbai has received 230mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.
According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Mumbai centre, the Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 230.3 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday.
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As per the IMD’s calculations, rainfall above 204.5 mm is considered extremely heavy. Though, the Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) has recorded 207.6 mm rain during the same period.
Vineet Kumar, A researcher on cyclone in the north Indian Ocean at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, tweeted on Tuesday that, “Mumbai (Santacruz): 230 mm in last 24 hrs due to cyclone effect, this is the highest 24hrs rain in Mumbai in May in the recorded history. #CycloneTauktae.”
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Mumbai and its adjoining areas received strong winds and heavy rains on Monday when the extremely severe cyclone Taukaa moved closer to the coast, moving towards Gujarat.
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