This is an archive article published on June 17, 2022
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Mawsynram sets new June rainfall record at 1003 mm in 24 hours
The second closest rainfall record was held by nearby Cherrapunji, another wet place, where the 24-hour rainfall on Friday was 972mm. For the past three days, large areas of Meghalaya and particularly around Sohra, have been battered with extremely heavy rain.
For three consecutive days since June 15, the 24-hour rainfall recorded in Cherrapunji was – 811 mm, 673.6 mm and 972 mm. (Source: Wikimedia Commons | Jakil Dedhia) Meghalaya’s Mawsynram — the world’s wettest place — rewrote its June rainfall records held since 1940. The 24-hour rainfall recorded here on Friday was a whopping 1003.6mm, surpassing the previous record of 945.4mm of 1966.
The second closest rainfall record was held by nearby Cherrapunji, another wet place, where the 24-hour rainfall on Friday was 972mm. For the past three days, large areas of Meghalaya and particularly around Sohra, have been battered with extremely heavy rain. For three consecutive days since June 15, the 24-hour rain recorded in Cherrapunji were — 811mm, 673.6mm and 972mm. These include the third wettest (June 17) and the eighth wettest (June 15) days in June in 122 years.
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