TNPSC Thervupettagam

Record rainfall in south Tamil Nadu in 2023

December 22 , 2023 339 days 1737 0
  • The southern districts of Tamil Nadu recorded with an unprecedented amount of rainfall on Sunday, December 17, 2023.
  • As many as 39 regions witnessed extremely heavy rainfall.
  • Kayalpattinam in Thoothukudi district received a whopping 95 cm of rainfall.
  • Tiruchendur and Srivaikuntam in Thoothukudi district received 69 cm and 62 cm respectively.
  • Manjolai in Tirunelveli district got 55 cm and Moolaikaraipatti recorded 61 cm.
  • This is the second-highest rainfall of since Kakkachi (Manjolai) received 96.5 cm in 1992.
  • Rainfall over and above 21 cm is graded as extremely heavy.
  • Between 12 and 20 cm, it is very heavy and from 7 to 11 cm heavy.

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