Pingtung dominates rainfall rankings as Dahan Mountain tops 400 mm over three days
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- Dahan Mountain in Pingtung recorded 400.5 millimeters of rain from Sept. 1 to Sept. 3, the highest total listed.
- Two other Pingtung monitoring stations ranked second and third, with totals of 379.5 and 355.5 millimeters.
- Kaohsiung had rain for 17 consecutive days and Pingtung for 16, while some southern areas accumulated more than 2,000 millimeters.
Pingtung County occupied nearly the entire top of Taiwan’s three-day rainfall rankings, according to a chart posted by the weather page Taiwan Typhoon Forum: Weather Express.
The chart covered rainfall from Sept. 1 to Sept. 3. Dahan Mountain station in Chunri Township ranked first with 400.5 millimeters, followed by the Xidawu Mountain station in Taiwu Township with 379.5 millimeters and the Taiwu station with 355.5 millimeters.
Rain has remained concentrated across southern Taiwan since Aug. 20. Kaohsiung has recorded rainfall for 17 consecutive days, while Pingtung has had rain for 16 consecutive days. Some areas have accumulated more than 2,000 millimeters.
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