Coimbatore district receives an average of 168 mm of rainfall in October but received 353.7 mm this past month.
Coimbatore: Coimbatore received 110 percent more rainfall this past October than the usual. The district receives an average of 168 mm of rainfall in October. But this year it has rained 353.7 mm. In most parts of Coimbatore district, there was moderate rainfall on Monday afternoon. Heavy rain lashed the city after 8 pm.
Coimbatore district has the highest percentage of rainfall in the state. Rainfall recorded in the district during the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Monday - Mettupalayam 13.5 mm, Cinchona 2 mm, Chinnakallar 6 mm, Valparai BAP, 2 mm, Valparai Taluk Office 2 mm, Sholayar 3 mm, Aliyar 2 mm, Sulur 4 mm, Pollachi 24 mm, Coimbatore South 4 mm, Airport 4 mm, Periyanaickenpalayam 2 mm and Agricultural University 3 mm.