Mumbai records its wettest July ever with 1557.8 mm rainfall, city on red alert today
The torrential rains continue to batter parts of Maharashtra including the coastal and isolated areas. The weather department has issued a red alert in Mumbai for July 27 (Thursday).
Mumbai rains: Mumbai, the financial capital of India, which is experiencing an incessant wet spell continuously for two weeks, on Wednesday recorded the wettest July ever in the history of the city. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded 1557.8 mm of rainfall in July with five days remaining. The previous wettest July on record was in 2020 when 1,502 mm rainfall was logged by the IMD.
“From July 1 to July 26, 2023 morning 0830 hours (8.30 am), Santacruz (observatory) had recorded 1,433 mm. So today, this record for wettest July has been broken at 2030 (8.30 pm) on July 26, 2023, with the Santacruz observatory recording a total of 1557.8 mm so far,” the IMD said.
Previous wettest July was in July 2020, 1502 mm for Santacruz. From 1st July 2023 till 26 th July 2023 morning 830 ist Santacruz had recorded 1433 mm. So today this record for wettest July has been broken ..at 2030 hrs ist of 26th July 2023, Santacruz total is 1557.8 mm
— Regional Meteorological Center,Mumbai (@RMC_Mumbai) July 26, 2023
“Extremely heavy rainfall” warning for Mumbai
Meanwhile, the IMD upgraded the weather warning for the city placing it under the ‘red alert’ category predicting extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. According to the weather office, ‘extremely heavy rainfall’ is likely in Mumbai and its suburban areas from 8:00 pm on July 26 to the afternoon on July 27.
BMC requested all citizens to stay alert and stay indoors as incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai the whole day, slowing down road traffic.
Schools closed in Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also announced a holiday for all government and private schools and colleges on July 27 in Mumbai. The decision came after IMD issued a “red alert” for the metropolis. “In view of the red alert issued for Mumbai, the BMC has declared a holiday for all municipal, government-run and private primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and all colleges in the city and suburbs on Thursday as safety of stunts is a top priority,” a statement issued by the BMC said.
Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai on Wednesday, which slowed down the road traffic. Several areas, including Fort, Colaba, Nariman Point, Elphinstone Road, Grant Road, and suburbs including Andheri, Marol, Jogeshwari, and Goregaon received more than 100 mm of rainfall on Wednesday.
The city received 61.19 mm of rainfall between 8 am and 4 pm, while eastern suburbs and western suburbs recorded 34.53 mm and 40.68 mm of rainfall, respectively, in the same period. The intensity of rain was more in the suburbs in the morning hours while the island city received intermittent heavy showers in the afternoon.
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