A day after the city witnessed heavy, incessant rain because of Cyclone Ockhi, Mumbaiites woke up to grey but clearer skies and no rain on Wednesday. Mumbai recorded its all-time 24-hour December rain high , the highest recorded in 50 years, between Tuesday 8.30am and Wednesday 8.30am, with Santacruz recording 53.8mm and Colaba 82.2mm of rain. However, the weather eased and overnight, and the city saw minimal rain, with Santacruz recording 3.5mm and Colaba recording 2.2mm of rain. “Cyclone Ockhi became a depression by the time it passed Mumbai and has currently created a low-pressure zone close to Surat. A few spells of rain are expected for Mumbai,” said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region, India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Source: Hindustan Times December 06, 2017 06:11 UTC