Commuters ply on a highway amid rainfall, in Mumbai, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
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Mumbai obtained 16.6 mm of rainfall on March 21, the highest in a day in March since 2006, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has mentioned.
The Santacruz observatory had recorded 11.9 mm of rainfall on March 10, 2006, mentioned IMD, Mumbai scientist, Sushma Nair.
“It (Tuesday) was the highest single-day rainfall recorded in the last 17 years,” Ms. Nair mentioned.
In 1918, the Colaba observatory recorded the highest single-day rainfall ever in March in the town, measuring 34.3 mm.
It may be very uncommon for Mumbai to witness rains in March. The IMD attributed the westerly wind and moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea as the rationale behind the spell.
