Mumbai rains: City recives second highest rainfall in 10 years

With still a week to go until the end of the month, Mumbai has received the second highest rainfall in June since 2013. [caption id=“attachment_2304236” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Mumbai rains. AFP[/caption] The city has already received 950 mm of rain - the second highest in a decade. The all-time high record is 1037.1mm, which was received in June 1971, reports the Hindustan Times. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said the 24-hour average rainfall between 8.30 am on Sunday and 8.30 am on Monday was 92.9 mm for the suburbs and 65.2 mm in south Mumbai. The record rainfall for June during the decade starting 2005 had earlier been 1029.8 mm, in 2013. As per the IMD, Colaba has so far recorded 827.8mm and in Santacruz, the rainfall has been the highest for the month, reports the Times of India. In an interview with TOI, VK Rajeev from IMD Mumbai said, “The depression in the south portion of Gujarat has given Mumbai these showers. However, we are looking at it crossing over, after which the spells may not be very heavy." “We expect currents and winds to bring along a lot of moisture over Mumbai again, as the monsoon progresses,” said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region, IMD in an interview with HT.