After entering the northeastern states, Southwest Monsoon speedily covered the eastern half of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh along with Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sub Himalayan West Bengal.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, in the last 24 hours, rainfall has picked up in Northeast India, here’s a look…
In Assam Barpeta received 59 mm of rain, Dhubri 72.2 mm, Tejpur has received 1.2 mm, Silchar 27.2 mm, North Lakhimpur 15.2 mm and Tinsukia 3 mm.
In West Bengal, Coochbehar received 87 mm, Jalpaiguri 98.2 mm, Bagdogra 50 mm, Darjeeling 8.2 mm of rain. Gangtok and Tadong in Sikkim received 39 mm and 51 mm of rain respectively.
In other parts of Northeast India, Cherrapunji received 49 mm of rain, Kohima 12.2 mm and Dimapur 9 mm of rain.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, conditions seem favourable for more rain in the coming days.
Northeast India witnesses heavy downpour during the Monsoon months due to its mountainous terrain with varying heights from valleys to high hills. Monthly average rainfall during Monsoon in India even runs into four digits and thus, these places generally have the capacity to absorb any small deficiency.