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Heavy Rains at Nilgiris
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- The Avalanche region in the Nilgiris has recorded 820 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period till 08.08.19 and 2,136 mm in the 72 hours (09.08.19).
- It is claimed to be the highest in South India.
- In Tamilnadu, the previous highest rainfall recorded in a single day was at Cuddalore, in 1943 - 570 mm of rain.
- In Western Ghats region, no maximum rain was recorded beyond 400 mm.
- In 2015, Sembarambakkam lake has received 470 mm rainfall.
- Mahabaleshwar, situated in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, became the wettest place in India after Mawsynram in Meghalaya.
- It recorded 6,031.5 mm rainfall between June 1 and August 8 of 2019.
- Mawsynram is the wettest place on Earth. It receives an average annual rainfall of 11,872 mm.
- It is 15 km west of Cherrapunji. Earlier Cherrapunji was credited as the wettest place on Earth.
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