As already mentioned by Skymet Meteorology Division in India continuous rain since Monday indicates that Southwest Monsoon has entered Northeast India and speedily covered the eastern half of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh along with Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sub Himalayan West Bengal.
In the last 24 hours, rainfall has picked up in Northeast India and covered some more parts. Here’s a look…
In Assam, Tejpur has received 31 mm of rain, Silchar 27 mm, North Lakhimpur and Kailashahar 9 mm, Dibrugarh 4 mm, Dubri 3.7 mm and Tinsukia 2 mm. Passighat received 5.4 mm of rain, Cherrapunji 30 mm and Kohima 6 mm.
In West Bengal, Cooch behar received good showers and recorded 47.2 mm of rain in a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Wednesday. Gangtok and Tadong in Sikkim received 34 mm and 33.2 mm of rain respectively.
Rainfall figures from Skymet’s weather stations installed in Assam-
- Rahha and Dalangght in Nagaun district recorded 7.4 mm
- In Sonitpur district, Chotia 34.03 mm, Balipara 12.2 mm, Sakomotha 19 mm, Pub-Chaduar 14.2 mm, Biswanath 6.6 mm and Naduar recorded 5.3 mm.
- Paka-Betbari in Barpeta District recorded 2.5 mm of rain.
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.
picture courtesy- Dr. Timepass
