Mumbai recorded 131.4 mm rainfall in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in the city and Thane on Wednesday. The city has received 108.1% of its annual average rainfall this monsoon.
The city has been receiving heavy rainfall since Monday, the day that marked the arrival of Ganapati idols on Ganesh Chaturthi. From 8.30 a.m. on Monday to 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 131.4 mm rainfall. The rainfall recorded at the observatory is considered the average for the entire city.
The Colaba observatory recorded 80 mm rainfall. The metropolitan region received more rain than Mumbai with Thane recording 190 mm, Uran 170 mm and Alibaug 130 mm (all figures up to 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday).
This story is from the September 04, 2019 edition of The Hindu Mumbai.
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