The Karachi monsoon has shattered all prior records. The provincial capital is aiming for 1,000 mm of rain for the first time ever. According to reports, South Karachi got 800mm of the region’s total rainfall.
It is anticipated that the capital would surpass 1,000mm based on the rainfall in South Karachi and the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) warning for more severe rains in September.
In addition, Jinnah International Airport in Karachi has received more than 500 mm of rain this monsoon season, shattering all previous records going back 55 years. Since 1967, there hasn’t been precipitation like this at Karachi Airport.
South Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, and other regions of the nation have all experienced catastrophe. In addition to flooding important roads, and killing hundreds of people, severe rain also caused billions of rupees in property damage and clogged drainage systems.
Pakistan had 181% more rain in the month of July. Balochistan experienced 450% more rain than typical last month, compared to the average for the provinces of Sindh, 308%, Punjab, 116%, Gilgit Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to Senator Sherry Rehman, the Federal Minister for Climate Change, a 30-year-old record was broken in the month of July in Sindh and Balochistan.
However, the July record that had stood for 61 years has now been broken. Whereas July receives 63.1 mm of precipitation on average each year. 177.6mm of rain were recorded nationwide, becoming July 1961’s wettest month.
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