MELAKA: An exceptionally heavy rainfall of 122mm in Melaka on Thursday (March 6), almost equivalent to the long-term average rainfall for March (143.3mm), is one of the factors that contributed to the floods in the districts of Melaka Tengah and Jasin.

Melaka Meteorological Office director Muhammad Hafiz Kasim said the rainfall was recorded at the Batu Berendam International Airport Main Meteorological Station.

“There was continuous heavy rain between 4am and 2pm on Thursday due to a storm line phenomenon, which is a line of thunderstorms that formed in the Straits of Malacca early in the morning and moved inland until midday,” said at a media conference at the Melaka Meteorological Office here on Friday (March 7).

He added that several areas in the Melaka Tengah and Jasin districts experienced continuous heavy rain between 7am and 9am.

He said the Auxillary Station at Sungai Rambai Airport (Jasin) recorded heavy rain (18.6mm) starting at 6am, peaking between 7am and 8am with 36.4mm.

The Batu Berendam International Airport Main Meteorological Station (Melaka Tengah), meanwhile, recorded heavy rain starting between 7am and 8am (25.4mm), which peaked at 9am (71.4mm).

The Mardi Auxillary Station in Kuala Linggi (Alor Gajah) recorded heavy rain starting between 4am and 5am (18.8mm), with the highest rainfall recorded between 5am and 6am.

On Thursday, the media reported that more than one hour of continuous heavy rain caused floods in several areas in the Melaka Tengah and Jasin districts. – Bernama