Mumbai has registered its wettest July ever after intense showers throughout the day on Wednesday, July 26. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), so far Mumbai has recorded 1557.8 mm rainfall.
This development came even as there are few days left for the month to end.
From July 1 to July 26, 2023 morning 0830 hours (8.30 am), Santacruz (observatory) had recorded 1,433 mm. So, this record for wettest July has been broken at 2030 (8.30 pm) on July 26, 2023, with the Santacruz observatory recording a total of 1557.8 mm so far, IMD further explained.
The previous wettest July on record was in 2020 when 1,502 mm rainfall was logged by the IMD's Santacruz observatory (representative of Mumbai's suburbs).
It is to be noted that these incessant heavy rains lashed in the city, prompted the weather office to upgrade the 'orange' alert to 'red' till Thursday, July 27.
Moreover, Maharashtra's Raigad district recorded an average 104 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 10 am on Wednesday, officials said. The district has so far received 64 per cent of the average rainfall in this monsoon season, they said.
In the 24-hour period ending at 10 am on Wednesday, the district received an average rainfall of 104 mm. While Mahad taluka received the highest 145 mm rainfall during the period, Alibaug taluka received the lowest 45 mm, the district collector's office said in a release.
Panvel, Karjat, Mangaon, Poladpur and Mhasala talukas recorded more than 120 mm rainfall, while Alibaug, Khalapur, Uran, Sudhagad, Pen, Roha, Murud and Tala talukas received less than 100 mm downpour, it said.
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