Mumbai witnesses wettest August in 5 years
Mumbai witnesses wettest August in 5 years
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less than a week, Mumbai has surpassed the monthly average quota of rainfall for August. In fact, the rainfall this week is nearly at par with that in the whole of July, generally the city’s wettest month. Here’s why
Mumbai and its neighbouring districts for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday (August 19), with several pockets of the city receiving over 300 mm rain in a span of 24 hours.
Mumbai surpassed the monthly average quota of rainfall for August, which typically stands at 566 mm. For perspective, the rainfall this week is nearly at par with the total that Mumbai received in July, generally the city’s wettest month. While the city’s Santacruz station recorded 798 mm rain in the entire month of July this year, in the past four days, the city has received 791 mm.
News Edit KV Raman
