World’s two wettest places Cherrapunji and Mawsynram receive record breaking rain

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<strong>World’s two wettest places – Cherrapunji and Mawsynram – in Meghalaya State in Northeast India have registered record-breaking rainfall this week.</strong></p>
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In the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, Mawsynram received the 5th highest rain since 1966 while Cherrapunji (also known as Sohra), got its 7th highest rain since 1995.</p>
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NATURE'S FURY – <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mawsynram?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mawsynram</a>-wettest place in India – extreme-heavy rains with strong winds – Cherrapunji records 811.6 mm rainfall in a single day yesterday highest in last 27yrs, Mawsynram got 710.6 mm rainfall <a href="https://twitter.com/ndtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ndtv</a> reports <a href="https://twitter.com/SangmaConrad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SangmaConrad</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CMO_Meghalaya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMO_Meghalaya</a> <a href="https://t.co/kE7POM40xr">pic.twitter.com/kE7POM40xr</a></p>
— Ratnadip Choudhury (@RatnadipC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RatnadipC/status/1537355841120047104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Cherrapunji, a town nestled in East Khasi Hills recorded a precipitation of 811.6 mm. Historically, the all-time wettest June day was on June 16, 1995 when it received 1563.3 mm rain.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cherrapunji?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cherrapunji</a> rocks this monsoon🌧<br />
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Rsin last 5 days of June<br />
13 : 354mm<br />
14 : 293mm<br />
15 : 63mm<br />
16 : 812mm<br />
17 : 674mm<br />
More rains next 2-3 days<br />
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Each of these are literally the monthly rainfall of many places in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#India</a><br />
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The amount of rainfall you wouldn't imagine, falls in Cherrapunji <a href="https://t.co/lT2mvwhexv">pic.twitter.com/lT2mvwhexv</a></p>
— Viraj Kotian (@kotian_viraj) <a href="https://twitter.com/kotian_viraj/status/1537522483334565888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Mawsynram town in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, again known world over as one of India’s wettest locations, registered a precipitation of 710.6 mm on June 14. The all-time highest record for Mawsynram is 945.4 mm on June 7, 1966.</p>
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These two outstanding rainfall records this year, took place as a result of isolated heavy rain spells in the State. Heavy showers also took place in neighbouring States of Assam, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim as well as Arunachal Pradesh.</p>
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<em>Rains in Cherrapunji (Pic. Courtesy Twitter/@shubhamtorres09)</em></p>
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The India Meteorological Department expects intense monsoon conditions to continue for the next five days in the Northeast region, including Meghalaya and Assam, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.</p>