Heaviest rainfall for seven years in Mumbai
With the early arrival of the south west monsoon at the end of May, Mumbai received the heaviest rainfall for the last seven years in its first week. The south-west monsoon spread into the eastern province of Orissa earlier in the week, with Keonjhar receiving just over 90mm (3.54 inches) of rainfall.
Between 2001 and 2007 the most rainfall Mumbai received over nine consecutive days was 60mm (2.36 inches). According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Santacruz in Mumbai recorded 421.8mm (16.6 inches) of rain in the last nine days. This is already more than the rainfall for the entire month of June in 2004.
With an upper air circulation pattern lying off the eastern coast, the monsoon rains are expected to continue to move across the state over the next two days. The IMD forecast further spells of rain or thunderstorms, and strong gusty winds later this week.
