New Delhi, February 23: Several states in South India including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry among others have been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past few days. On Monday, the IMD had said that Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Kerala would witnesses rainfall at a few places with isolated thunderstorms and lightning during the next 24 hours.┬аThe┬аIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) attributed the rainfall to cyclonic circulation that lies at 5.8 km above mean sea level lies over north Kerala┬аand its neighborhood.

In the past 24 hours, parts of┬а Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, and Jammu and Kashmir┬аexperienced light to moderate rains. According to a report by Skymet Weather, Coonoor in Tamil Nadu was at the top of the list for being the┬аrainiest places in the country as it received 57 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.

Here are the 7┬аrainiest places in India on February 23:

  • Coonoor in Tamil Nadu with┬а57 mm of rainfall

  • Chikmagalur┬аin Karnataka with 12 mm of rainfall

  • Mysore┬аin Karnataka with 7 mm of rainfall

  • Hassan in Karnataka with 5 mm of rainfall

  • Gulmarg in Kashmir with 5 mm of rainfall

  • Minicoy in┬аLakshadweep received┬а4┬аmm of rainfall

  • Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir with 3 mm of rainfall

Coonoor was followed by Chikmagalur┬аin Karnataka with 12 mm of rainfall, Mysore┬аin Karnataka with 7 mm of rainfall, Hassan in Karnataka with 5 mm of rainfall, and Gulmarg in Kashmir with 5 mm of rainfall.┬аThe Skymet weather report further informed that Minicoy in┬аLakshadweep received┬а4┬аmm of rainfall and Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir with┬а3┬аmm of rainfall.

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