What are the largest rainfalls associated with tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean?
The rainfall can vary from trace/ nil rainfall when the system moves skirting the coast to maximum rainfall upto 50-60 cm per day. In the recent super cyclone which crossed Orissa coast near Paradip on 29th October 1999, Paradip recorded 24 hr cumulative rainfall of about 52 cm at 0830 IST of 30th October 1999.