Mumbai Could See Worse Rain Spell than July 26, 2005: Report


Heavy rains in Mumbai

Mumbai city has been witnessing heavy pre-monsoon rains for the past two days Rain alert! Weather experts predict worst spell since July 26, 2005 in Mumbai. The reason behind such rainfall is stated to be the cyclonic circulation persisting over South Konkan and Goa region

Within the last 24 hours, Mumbai's Santacruz observatory recorded 51 mm of rain, while Colaba observatory witnessed 15 mm rainfall, as per Skymet Weather. The usual onset date of monsoon over Mumbai is June 10, however, this time, it is expected to arrive a tad early at around June 8, it predicted.
“The period between June 6 to 12, could be the worse spell since 26 July 2005, when Mumbai recorded 900mm in a day,” Jatin Singh, CEO of Skymet, said in a tweet. 

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