LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore has released rainfall figures following two spells of rain across the provincial capital, with Upper Mall recording the highest rainfall at 55.6mm.
According to WASA’s rainfall record dated September 17, the first spell continued from 11:00 pm to 1:05 am, while the second spell was recorded between 4:35am and 6:05am.
Highest Rainfall Recorded at Upper Mall
Tajpura SDO Office received 50.6mm rain, followed by Lakshmi Chowk with 46.4mm, Saggian with 44mm, Gulshan-e-Ravi with 43.6mm, Shadipura with 41.8mm, WASA Siddique Pura Centre with 41.6mm and Samanabad SDO Office with 40.4mm.
Rainfall was recorded at 39.8mm at Chowk Nakhuda, 37.2mm at Pani Wala Talab, 36.6mm at Iqbal Town SDO Office, 35.2mm at Garden Town Ali Block, 32.4mm at Shadbagh Disposal, 32.2mm at Johar Town SDO Office and 30mm at Jail Road.
Rainfall Recorded Across Lahore
Other recorded totals included 29.8mm at Islam Pura Bazar, 29.2mm at Manawan, 28.8mm at WASA Head Office Gulberg, 28.2mm at Farrukhabad, 26.2mm at Nishtar Town Director Office, 25.6mm at Thokar Niaz Baig, 25mm at the airport and 23.8mm at Shahdara.
Lower rainfall totals included 13.8mm at Jubilee Town, 12.6mm at Nishtar Town Disposal, 11.6mm at Kahna SDO Office, 10mm at Mughalpura SDO Office and 5mm at Hadyara Defence Road.
Average Rainfall Recorded at 31.6mm
WASA reported an average rainfall of 31.6mm across the Lahore region. According to the agency, rain had stopped at all listed monitoring points by the 6:05am reporting time.
WASA Lahore Managing Director Ghufran Ahmed is continuously monitoring drainage operations across the city.
