Cherrapunji logs whopping 811.6 mm rainfall in a day, highest in June in 27 years

Cherrapunji logs whopping 811.6 mm rainfall in a day, highest in June in 27 years

As monsoon rain pummelled the Northeast, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya recorded a massive 811.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Wednesday, the highest in June since 1995, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. At an aerial distance of 10 km from Cherrapunji, Mawsynram, the wettest place in India, gauged 710.6 mm of … Read more