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Mumbai Rainfall Crosses 2,000-mm Mark; More Showers Expected

Mumbai Rainfall Crosses 2,000-mm Mark; More Showers Expected
Heavy rainfall returns to Mumbai, surpasses 2000-mm mark; more showers expected today, August 12 · indianexpress.com

Mumbai is a big city in India that gets lots of rain every year during the monsoon season.

On Tuesday morning, the rain became very heavy again.

The city's rainfall went past the 2,000-millimetre mark.

That is a huge amount of water.

Weather experts called this the revival of monsoon currents.

They told people to be careful because heavy rain could fall in some places.

They issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and nearby areas like Thane, Palghar and Raigad.

The alert will last until Thursday, August 13.

One weather station in Santacruz measured 2,020 millimetres of rain so far this season.

That is about 85 per cent of what the area usually gets during the whole rainy season.

Key facts

Rainfall marker crossed
2,000 mm
Santacruz station rainfall (season)
2,020 mm
Share of seasonal average
85 per cent
Seasonal average (June-September)
2,390.5 mm
IMD alert
Yellow alert for heavy rain at isolated places
Alert regions
Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad
Alert valid until
Thursday, August 13
Monthly rainfall distribution
June 526.3 mm; July 919.9 mm; August 560.8 mm; September 383.5 mm

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