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The average annual rainfall for Karachi is 309.6 millimetres (12.19 in) (1981–2022); the highest annual rainfall of 869 millimetres (34.2 in) was recorded in 1967. [5] The highest rainfall in a single day was recorded on 27 August 2020 when rainfall of 223.5 millimetres (8.80 in) lashed the financial hub of Pk.
Other floods that have caused destruction in Pakistan include the flood of 1950, which killed 2,910 people; the flood of 1977, which killed 248 people, in Karachi (according to Pakistan Meteorological Department, 207 millimetres (8.1 in) of rain fell within 24 hours); [78] the flood of 1992, which killed 1,834 people; [citation needed] the ...
2016 Pakistan Floods; 2017 Karachi floods; 2019 Pakistan floods and storms; In August 2020, Karachi received the heaviest rain in a single day ever in its history when 231 mm rain lashed out in just 12 hours. During August 2020, only Karachi received 484 mm (19 inches) rain. It is the highest rainfall record over the last 90 years.
The 2020 Karachi floods (Urdu: سيلاب کراچی ) were the worst flooding Karachi had seen in almost a century, and killed at least 41 people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The floods were caused by record monsoon rains from 24 to 27 August, [ 4 ] which were inadequately drained by poorly maintained drainage systems in the city.
View history; General What links here; ... Karachi: Dec 15, 1965: 10,000 Flood: ... (Pakistan) List of extreme weather records in Pakistan;
Pakistan has seen many floods, the worst and most destructive is the recent 2010 Pakistan floods, other floods which caused destruction in the history of Pakistan, include the flood of 1950, which killed 2910 people; on 1 July 1977 heavy rains and flooding in Karachi, killed 248 people, according to Pakistan meteorological department 207 ...
June 2007 – Powerful Cyclone Gonu remained well southwest of Pakistan, but it still produced heavy rainfall and strong winds in the city of Gwadar in Balochistan, where it caused damage to dozens of boats and school buildings in the area. It also caused high winds with light rainfall in Karachi and other coastal areas. [26] [27]
The 2009 Karachi floods (Urdu: سيلاب کراچی ) in Pakistan's financial centre, [1] Karachi, have killed at least 26 people. [2] [3] [4] The death toll is expected to rise, [2] [3] and more than 150 people have been injured in a series of related incidents. [1] [5] [6] The floods are the result of the heaviest rains in the region in ...