Meghalaya's Mawsynram, India's Wettest Place, Sees Record Rainfall
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Sohra -- erstwhile Cherrapunji -- recorded a massive 972 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am today while Mawsynram, on the other hand, received 1,003.6 mm of rainfall during the same period.
As monsoon rain lashes Northeast region wreaking havoc and killing people, Mawsynram and Sohra in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district are in a competition to be the wettest place in the country receiving record rainfall in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said Friday.
Located on opposite cliffs, the gorges of which face the plains of Bangladesh, Sohra (erstwhile Cherrapunji) recorded a massive 972 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am today while Mawsynram, on the other hand, received 1,003.6 mm of rainfall during the same period, the highest rainfall for a day, the IMD officials said.
Sohra's record for June 17 is the third highest rainfall recorded since June 16, 1995 -- which was 1,563.3 mm .
The highest rainfall was last recorded on June 7, 1966 with 945.4 mm for Mawsynram and during that year, the town gauged 4 days of record rainfall - all above 700 mm in 24 hours.
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