City records highest ever 24-hr Dec rain

The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded 91.2 mm rainfall, while SoBo recorded 90 mm

Unseasonal showers that lashed Mumbai and its adjoining areas, resulted in heavy rainfall over many parts of the city. The financial capital witnessed a record 91.2 mm rain in just 24 hours. Not just this, the rain recorded between Wednesday 8.30 am to Thursday 8.30 am has surpassed its previous record of December 2017 where 53.8 mm of rainfall was recorded in a 24-hour period ending December 6, 2017.

In the last 24-hours ending 8.30 am on Thursday, the Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) Santacruz observatory (which represents

Mumbai suburbs) recorded 91.2 mm rainfall. Whereas the IMD's Colaba observatory (which represents south Mumbai) recorded a rainfall of 90 mm during the same period.

Due to the light showers and cloudy conditions starting Tuesday, the maximum temperature in the suburbs dropped to 24.8 degrees Celsius

(8.5 degree Celsius drop). The maximum temperature in Colaba was also 24.8 degrees Celsius, which was 7.4 degrees Celsius dip from the previous day.