Sikkim records 632.5 mm rain in June so far, highest in a decade

Gangtok: It’s been 17 days since the Sikkimese people last saw clear skies. The monsoon arrived in the state on June 3, and the rainfall so far this June has been unprecedented. The Indian Meteorological Department’s subsidiary here in Gangtok said June 1 to June 16 had the highest amount of rainfall this decade.

In the 16 days of this month, Sikkim has already received 632.5 mm rainfall – the highest in the past decade. Before this, the most rain the state had received was 502 mm rainfall in 2015. In 2021, in the same period, Sikkim received 486.6 mm rainfall.

North and East Sikkim are the two places that receive the highest rainfall in the state. North Sikkim has been receiving warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall almost every day over the past 15 days. The meteorological department maintains that almost 75 per cent of the state has been receiving continuous rain every day for the past 15 days.