On Wednesday, Mahabaleshwar, which is one of the most popular hill stations in western India, which earned the distinction of being the wettest place on Earth this monsoon added another feather to its cap this year. Deputy Director-General of Meteorology K. S. Hosalikar said that this year, Mahabaleshwar received a whopping 8000 mm (800 cms) mark.

The most popular hill station in western #India, #Mahabaleshwar, which earned the distinction of being the wettest place on #Earth this monsoon, added another record to its credit on September 11, said a top official.

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While addressing the media persons, Hosalikar said, "The Mahabaleshwar rainfall has crossed the 8000 mm mark to notch 8012.1 mm on Wednesday. The monsoon season's normal for the hill station is 5530.1 mm." Hosalikar also said that during this year's monsoon season, Mahabaleshwar crossed the 300 mm rainfall mark in a 24-hour period not once but several times.