Prashant Nadkar The Colaba observatory received 70.4 mm rainfall and Santacruz 36 mm in 24 hours. “Tuesday’s rainfall broke the record of the all-time highest December rainfall of December 12, 1967, when the city received 31.4 mm rainfall in 24 hours. The last time Mumbai received showers in the winter month was on December 13, 2014, when 1.5 mm rainfall was recorded. However, this time the rain is owing to the cyclone Ockhi,” said the scientist. Read | Cyclone Ockhi: Spike in dengue cases in Mumbai likely, say doctorsIn Navi Mumbai, however, the rainfall was not as high.

Source: Indian Express December 05, 2017 22:30 UTC