Chandigarh receives 1000 mm in four months to break seven-year monsoon rain record

Chandigarh | Tuesday | 25th September, 2018

Summary:

(Express photo)Breaking the record of the past seven years of monsoon rainfall, Chandigarh received around 1,000 mm rain in the past four months of the rainy season. According to the latest data available with Chandigarh Newsline, the city till 5:30 pm had received 996.2 mm rainfall since the beginning of the monsoon on June 1. Last year, similarly, the city received over 100 mm rain from September 22 to September 23, resulting in the Sukhna Lake almost touching the danger mark. The city on Monday received 63.8 mm rain till 5:30 pm. The rainfall recorded during the ongoing monsoon season in Chandigarh has been the highest since 2011..