Low-pressure areas over north Bay of Bengal is always a danger for Mumbai. Updated on Sep 4, 11:55 AM: Santa Cruz recorded 121 mm of rainfall in the last three hours. The low pressure in the east pulls humid westerly winds from the Arabian Sea. In the first four days of August, Mumbai has received over half of the month’s average rain. From June 1 to September 17, the Santacruz monitoring station has recorded 3467.6 mm of rain. Since heavy rainfall in early July, Mumbai and surrounding regions have received surplus rainfall. “The downpour started around 7 pm last (Monday) night and slowed down around five to six am today (Tuesday) morning. The westerlies activate an off-shore trough along the west coast that enhances moisture incursion. The weather bureau has extended the red alert (to take action) and said isolated places in the city would continue to receive “extremely heavy” rainfall on Wednesday. In the 12 hours between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm Tuesday, Santacruz observatory recorded 29.3 mm rain while Colaba recorded 10 mm rain. Type at least three characters to start auto complete. Southwest monsoon was set over Mumbai on 25th June 2019. Recently searched locations will be displayed if there is no search query. Heavy rain in the city in July 2019 (Photo: Deepak Turbhekar/ MM, BCCL Mumbai) The rainfall in Mumbai has surpassed everyone’s expectations, with the suburbs crossing their annual rainfall … The monthly average rain for August is 585.2 mm. Extremely heavy rainfall in western suburbs left Sanjay Gandhi National Park flooded on Tuesday morning. Marathwada and Vidarbha were in the red by 27% and 4% respectively, although the latter is within the IMD’s normal range. This monsoon, Mumbai was greeted with few spells of heavy rainfall during the second week of June thanks to the Cyclone Vayu. 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The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Use up and down arrows to change selection. In the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, Mumbai experienced 375.2 mm (14.77 inches) of rain, the highest total in a 24-hour period since 2005, when Mumbai received 940 mm (37 inches) of rain … In south Mumbai and the suburbs, the high-intensity rain spells were accompanied by high-speed winds and thunder. Farmer registration For Agromet forecast This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. The same situation is seen in Madhya Maharashtra. © Copyright TWC Product and Technology LLC 2014, 2020. For all the latest Mumbai News, download Indian Express App. The total rainfall recorded this season for Mumbai is 3453.4 mm. Mumbai has already received 122.4% of its annual average rainfall. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. The water levels have come down to 24, so we have ceased evacuation,” IS Chahal, Municipal Commissioner told news agency ANI. The Colaba weather station, for island city, recorded 252.2 mm rain over 24 hours of which 214 mm was recorded in the 12-hour period. India Meteorological Department (IMD), is yet to declare the record rainfall figures officially. However, the catchment areas of the seven lakes, except two lakes within city limits, that supply drinking water to Mumbai did not receive heavy rainfall. Use escape to clear. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 40-51 kmph wind swept the city between 4 am and 6 am Tuesday. On July 1, 375 mm rainfall was recorded at Santacruz, and on August 3 and 4, around 340 mm. From June 1 to September 17, the Santacruz in Mumbai has recorded 3467.6 mm of rain. With moderate rainfall forecast for the next five days, this record is likely to topple very soon. For now, the highest ever September rain figure is 920 mm—also in 1954. On Monday, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded seasonal total rainfall of 2529.3 mm. Experts say that a positive IOD is associated with higher monsoon rainfall in India, especially in central India. Over 204.4 mm rainfall recorded in 24 hours falls in the “extremely heavy rain” category. In the coming days, the IMD’s Mumbai office has predicted cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers. “Due to formation of a low-pressure area over North Bay of Bengal off West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts, resultant rainfall intensity is increased over Konkan, including Mumbai and adjoining Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, during August 4 and 6. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory recorded 1830 mm on Monday, still around 200 mm below its seasonal average. The first option will be automatically selected. “Mumbai had never experienced five extremely heavy rainfall events (200 mm or 20 cm rainfall) in a single season in its history, something very unique that occurred in 2019,” Hosalikar said. The rainfall in Mumbai has surpassed everyone’s expectations, with the suburbs crossing their annual rainfall limit. Mumbai and its suburbs witnessed the season’s most intense showers, recording over 268 mm rainfall in 24 hours till Tuesday morning — the highest to be recorded in the last three years for August and second highest in the last 10 years. Use escape to clear. Mumbai is set to breach the all-time highest rainfall record for the month of September as well. © Copyright TWC Product and Technology LLC 2014, 2020. So much so that Santa Cruz has recorded 121 mm of rainfall in the last three hours. By afternoon, the weather was calmer in the island city and suburbs. Most areas in the city received over 200 mm of rain in the 24-hour period. Heavy downpour around CSMT station, Mumbai; July 2019. This is the highest rainfall since 2010 when the total was 3327.9 mm. The highest rainfall recorded over Mumbai in month of June is 478 mm. (Photo Credit: Deepak Turbhekar/BCCL Mumbai), WATCH: Latest India Weather Forecast: October 23, Full Circle Rainbow Spotted in Florida, US—Here's How, WATCH: Latest India Weather Forecast: October 22, Shark Fossil Bigger Than Jaws Found in US Cave, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Français, State of Vatican City (Holy See) | Italiano, Experts say that a positive IOD is associated with higher monsoon rainfall in India. From 8: 30 am to 11: 30 am, Mumbai recorded 786 mm of rainfall… Repeated formation of low-pressure areas over north Bay of Bengal and Odisha has resulted in 23% excess rainfall in central India this year—Konkan and Goa region alone has received 53% excess. To the north, the rainfall in Thane this year—where annual rain estimates range from 2400 mm to 2600 mm—has also crossed 3000 mm this year around. The city witnessed three spells of extremely heavy rain in 2019. Explained: Does BSP hold any influence in Bihar? The rain intensity is likely to reduce from Thursday onwards, it added. Mumbai rains have gotten intense enough. Deputy director general (Western Region) K S … The Santacruz weather observatory has recorded 301.3 mm rain from August 1 to 4 (till 5.30 pm), of which nearly 90 per cent was recorded between August 3 and 4. Pune has received 115% more rain than normal till date. Till 8.30 am Tuesday, the Santacruz weather observatory, representative of the suburbs and Mumbai, recorded a 24-hour rainfall of 268.6 mm. Copyright © 2020 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. 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As on Sunday, Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan/Goa (which includes Mumbai) received 57% and 37% excess rainfall respectively. In fact, with this, Mumbai has witnessed 403 mm of rains in just four days time against its monthly average of 341 mm in September. Of the 150 weather stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), around 100 recorded over 200 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said. (Photo: Deepak Turbhekar/ MM, BCCL Mumbai), WATCH: Latest India Weather Forecast: October 23, Full Circle Rainbow Spotted in Florida, US—Here's How, WATCH: Latest India Weather Forecast: October 22, Shark Fossil Bigger Than Jaws Found in US Cave, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Français, State of Vatican City (Holy See) | Italiano.

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