Shakhawat Hossain
Courtesy New Age 29/7/09
The torrential downpour after an unusually long spell of dry monsoon eclipsed the previous high of 326mm rain recorded in the capital city on July 13, 1956, said assistant meteorologist of
Until the rainy Monday night,
Delayed monsoon has already hit the aus paddy hard and disrupted plantation of aman, the second largest rice crop, prompting the government to offer free electricity for irrigation.
The main part of the record breaking rainfall continued marathon for eight hours from 1:00 am to 7:00 am Tuesday, when total 290 mm rain was recorded, added Rashiduzzaman.
The 8-hour continuous rain that submerged most parts of Dhaka, however, could not shatter the country’s single-day highest rainfall of 425 mm which the port city
Compared to downpour in
Met offices recorded 90mm in
The main reason for Dhaka division having so much rain was the ‘cloud burst’ caused by combined influence of delayed arrival of monsoon and a low over the
The met office forecast massive rainfall in most parts of the county in the next 48 hours before the monsoon overcomes its long dry spell.
Monsoon starts from June and runs up to September, but this year’s monsoon was unusually delayed and until July 13, met offices recorded 44 per cent less rain compared to the same period of last year.
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