Rainfall as high as 553 mm recorded in the country

27 May 2017 07:51 am

Rainfall as high as 500mm was reported in several parts of the country yesterday, the Department of Meteorology said.

The highest rainfall of 553mm was recorded from Kukuleganga in the Kalutara District while nearly 500mm of rain had fallen in Weeraketiya. The other rainfall figures included 395mm in Batuwagala, 387.2mm in Padukka and 348.5mm in Ratnapura.

All in all the rainfalls exceeded 100mm in both the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces.

However, the 553 mm of rain that had fallen in Kukuleganga was not the highest rainfall recorded in Sri Lanka’s history as there have been instances where it had exceeded 700mm in some areas in the past.

Meanwhile, the department had forecast more showers in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central and North-Western Provinces in the coming days as well. (Yohan Perera)