Incessant rains due to a depression over the Bay of Bengal broke records in several parts of the State during the last 24 hours.As per the Regional Meteorological Centre here, Puri received 341 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am of Sunday and 8.30 am of Monday, which is the highest-ever recorded in the area in a span of 24 hours.
Besides, Bhubaneswar recorded the highest-ever rainfall in a day in the month of September as it received 195 mm of rains between 8.30 am of Sunday and 8.30 am of Monday.
The State capital city had earlier recorded 163-mm rainfall on September 9, 1985, 116 mm on September 1, 2014 and 126 mm on September 25, 2019. The other areas of the State that experienced heavy rainfall during the last 24 hours were Paradip (219 mm), Chandbali (46 mm), Gopalpur (64 mm) and Baleswar (24 mm).