India, Aug. 25 -- Jammu: Unusually heavy rainfall lashed Jammu division on Sunday, with Jammu city recording its highest precipitation for the month of August in the last 99 years - 190.4 mm in just 24 hours. This is the second-highest single-day rainfall in nearly a century, officials from the Meteorological Department confirmed.

The city's previous August record was 189.6 mm, logged on August 11, 2022. The all-time highest single-day rainfall in Jammu over the last 100 years remains 228.6 mm, recorded on August 5, 1926.

According to the Meteorological Department, Jammu city recorded 190.4 mm of rainfall till 8:30 am Sunday, followed by Jammu Airport with 166.0 mm, Chatha with 98.5 mm, and Bakore with 45.5 mm.

"This is the second-high...