First 200 mm rainfall of the year in India recorded in Thoothukudi as it breaks its all time heaviest 24hrs rainfall ever with 200 mm in just few hours beating the one day rainfall record set on 3rd December 1955, with 188 mm rainfall

Thanks to the Depression near Comorin - Lakshwadeep Sea, the first 200 mm rainfall of India in 2018 has been recorded. The rainfall recorded in Tamil Nadu in mm ending 8.30 am on 14.03.2018 are as follows. (min 20 mm) Thoothukudi District ------------------ Thoothukudi - 200 Kayalpattinam - 142 Srivaikuntam - 95 Tiruchendur - 82 Vaippar - 56 Keelaarsaradi - 54 Ottapidaram - 52 Ettayapuram - 49 Kayathar - 48 Kadambur - 45 Maniyachi - 40 Vilathikulam - 40 Surangudi - 38 Satankulam - 36 Vedanatham - 32 Tirunelveli District ----------------- Papanasam Dam - 190 Lower Papanasam - 146 Ramanadhi Dam - 130 Gadana Dam - 110 Servalar Dam - 102 Shencottah - 101 Kallidaikuruchi - 72 Thenkasi - 86 Manimuthar Dam - 68 Ambasamuduram - 67 Valliyoor - 67 Ayikudi - 64 Nanguneri - 60 Kalakadu - 54 Kadayanallur - 50 Cheranmahadevi - 46 Palyamkottai - 45 Keelapavoor - 42 Tirunelveli - 31 Melaneelithanallur - 27 Sankarankoil - 25 Other district such as Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Virudhunagar others too got rains ------------------------------------ Lower Kodayar, Kanyakumari - 50 Kamatchipuram, Dindigul - 42 Mylaudy, Kanyakumari - 35 Kodaikanal Boat Club, Dindigul - 33 Kodaikanal, Dindigul - 31 Suralode, Kanyakumari - 32 Pillavakkal, Virudhunagar - 30 Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari - 29 Thuckalay, Kanyakumari - 27 Srivilliputtur, Virudhunagar - 25 Thiruppathisaram, Kanyakumari - 23 Upper Kodayar, Kanyakumari - 23 Kottaram, Kanyakumari - 22 Kuzhithurai, Kanyakumari - 22 Perunchani, Kanyakumari - 22 Kundha Bridge, Nilgiris - 21 Nagercoil, Kanyakumari - 20 Manjalar, Theni - 20 Mulanur, Tiruppur - 20 S.Pudur, Sivaganga - 20 Dharapuram, Tiruppur - 20 Aravakuruchi, Karur - 20