Meghalaya: Cherrapunji records 166mm Rainfall till 8:30am on August 27

Cherrapunji's record-breaking rainfall of 166 mm on August 27 is quite remarkable. Being known as the wettest place on earth, the city located in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hill district underscores the extreme weather conditions the region can experience.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Cherrapunji in Meghalaya received a generous 972 mm of precipitation last year, the most in June since 1995 and the third highest in 122 years, just two days after registering 811.6 mm of precipitation in a day.

Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on earth, has nine times since the IMD began collecting statistics in 1901 reported more than 800 mm of precipitation.