Mawsynram, India’s wettest spot, has set a new record with 1003.6 mm of rain in 24 hours, the highest single-day rainfall ever recorded by the Indian Meteorological Department for the month of June.
According to IMD data, the precipitation recorded on Thursday and Friday beats a 56-year-old record set on June 7, 1966, when Mawsynram received 944.7 mm of rain.
The 811.2 mm of rainfall reported on Wednesday in Cherrapunjee (Sohra), which is 10 kilometers from Mawsynram, was the highest in June since 1995 and the third highest in the 122-year history of the IMD.
According to the IMD, Mawsynram received 710.6 mm of rain in 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Shillong, on the other hand, had considerable rainfall of 100.9 mm in the last 24 hours.
“With an average annual rainfall of 11802.4 mm, Mawsynram is currently India’s wettest place” (average of 1974-2022). “Average rainfall in Cherrapunjee (Sohra) is 11359.4 mm per year (from 1971 to 2020),” according to Sunit Das, a scientist at IMD’s regional centre in Guwahati.
Cherrapunjee had received a total of 4081.3 mm of rain since June 1 as of Friday.
“It isn’t usually like this when it rains.” Once or twice a year, 500-600 mm is usual. “However, 800 mm and above is unheard of,” Das remarked.
There has been a 39% increase in rainfall in northeast and east India since June 1.
Meghalaya has recorded 865.7 mm of rainfall, 153% above normal; Arunachal Pradesh has recorded 253.1 mm (22% above normal) while Assam has recorded 372.9 mm (79% above normal).
