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Cloudburst in North Chennai, Manali records 27cm rainfall
The New Indian Express Chennai
|September 01, 2025
THE city experienced its first cloudburst this year, even as the Northeast monsoon is yet to set in, in the rains that lashed parts of North Chennai on Saturday night.
According to the India Meteorological Department, there were six spells of rain of over 10cm per hour in Manali and surrounding areas, which would qualify as cloudburst under the World Meteorological Organization's and IMD's definition.
This is the third time in a single month when Chennai recorded rainfall exceeding 10 cm, and the only time such a weather event has occurred in the city, weather bloggers said. In the 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Sunday, Manali, New Manali Town, and Wimco Nagar recorded extremely heavy rainfall of 27cm, 26cm and 23cm respectively, the highest in the city.
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