With incessant heavy rain that lashed the district in the last 24 hours, Gorakhpur received its highest rainfall of October in 100 years, officials said on Saturday.
The city on Saturday recorded 193 mm rainfall.
According to records maintained by the MeT, the district measured 218.7 mm rainfall in 1894.
There were continuous rains from 8.30 am on Friday to 8.30 am on Saturday, leading to a dip in temperature and waterlogging in several parts of the district and affecting traffic movement.
According to MeT official Kailash Pandey, “there is a well-marked low pressure area over southwest Bihar and adjoining UP (east) which has caused this heavy rain of 193 mm in the last 24 hours.”
In the next 48 hours, moderate to low rain is expected in the region. During this period, day temperature may be around 30 degrees Celsius while night temperature may fall down to 22 degrees, he said.
