Mumbai: It is only 10 days since monsoon arrived in Mumbai, and the city has already received about a third of the annual average rainfall. What’s more, if the rainfall figures between June 1 and June 16 alone are taken into consideration, then the city has received the highest rainfall for the period in 22 years. Between June 1 and June 16 this year, Colaba recorded 748.9mm of rainfall while Santa Cruz got 755.8mm. Colaba has already covered 33.7% of its annual average of 2,220mm while Santa Cruz has covered 29.1% of its annual average of 2,598mm. Compared to the previous years, the monsoon has been intensely active so far this year. In 2012, though, a delayed monsoon hit the city only on June 17. The past year’s figure, therefore, cannot be pitted against the other years. The year before, 2011, was considered a good rainfall year, Colaba and Santa Cruz received 420mm and 482mm, respectively, in the first 16 days of June, even though monsoon was declared on June 5 then. Over the past 22 years, only 2003 had received more rainfall in June. However, the 783mm rainfall in Santa Cruz in 2003 is the total monthly figure for the month. This makes the city’s rainfall till June 16 this year the highest since 1991; that year, rainfall in Santa Cruz for the entire month of June totalled 905mm.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:55:09 +0000
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