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Experts to arrive at Cherrapunjee to study the fading rainfall

Meteorological records show this year during the monsoons, the hill town, now called Sohra, has received about 700 mm less rainfall till June 30 last. While the normal rainfall in the first 30 days of the monsoon is 2793.9 mm, Cherrapunjee received just 2092.6 mm.

Experts hoped the deficit is expected to be supplemented in the next couple of months of the season.

The average annual rainfall at Cherrapunjee from 1973-2007 (35 years) is 11,952.2 mm. Due to two consecutive years of below average rainfall in 2005 and 2006 the average has been pulled down to ...continue reading

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