Several parts of northeastern states have been witnessing good Monsoon rains from past many days. In fact, during the last 24 hours, very heavy rains were recorded over Meghalaya, while heavy showers witnessed over most parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura received moderate rain and thundershowers.
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As per Skymet Weather, these rain and thundershowers can be attributed to an east-west trough that is extending from East Uttar Pradesh up to Arunachal Pradesh. There is also another trough running from sub-Himalayan West Bengal to Northwest Bay of Bengal. Besides this, southerly moist winds from Bay of Bengal are blowing over the region.
In a span of 24 hours from 08:30 am on Wednesday, Cherrapunji recorded a whopping 245 mm of rainfall, followed by Dhubri 64 mm, North Lakhimpur 62 mm and Guwahati 51 mm.
Other districts that recorded Monsoon showers include Goalpara 34 mm, Shillong and Aizwal 26 mm, Agartala 16 mm, Kohima and Silhar 14 mm.
Click the image above to see the live lightning and thunderstorm across Northeast India
Weathermen at Skymet predicts active Monsoon surge to continue giving moderate to heavy rains with isolated very heavy falls over Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. The Monsoon activity is likely to reduce over Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram and Tripura after 24 hours.
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