In the last 24 hours, extremely heavy rainfall (208 millimeters) has occurred in Anarmani Birta, Jhapa.
We use Google Cloud Translation Services. Google requires we provide the following disclaimer relating to use of this service:
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, expressed or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement.
This year's pre-monsoon has received the most rainfall in the 45 years since records began. Nepal receives an average of 226.3 millimeters of rainfall during the pre-monsoon period. This year, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has reported that it has received 339.7 millimeters of rainfall, which is 145.5 percent of the average.
The previous record of 331.40 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in the pre-monsoon of 1990. The current rainfall has also broken that record. The department has been analyzing the pre-monsoon based on data from 126 rainfall measurement stations since 1981.
The period from March 1 to May 31 (15 Falgun-15 Jestha) is called pre-monsoon. Previously, 331.40 mm of rainfall was measured in 1990, 323.19 in 2000, 317.88 in 2021 and 315.78 mm in 2020, according to the department.
Meanwhile, the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours has been recorded in Anarmani Birta of Jhapa. Dinkar Kayastha, information officer of the department, informed that 208 mm of rainfall (very heavy) was measured at the rainfall measurement center in the area. According to him, if there is more than 200 mm of rainfall, it is considered very heavy rainfall. It has been raining continuously in Jhapa for the past few days.
