The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has reported on the weather.
The National Hydrometeorology Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources told that heavy rain and lightning occurred in Baku as a cold front passed on the night of September 23–24, 2013.
The hydro-meteorological stations in Baku report that 30-33 mm of rain fell within 4 hours, which makes 174-192 percent of monthly norm of precipitations.
According to the long-term meteorological data, daily rainfall for September hit record high in Baku in 1980 with 46mm rainfall within 12 hours.
The highest rainfall of 82mm in Jafarkhan makes 443%, 72mm in Gazimammad 500%, 44mm in Baku 256%, 44mm in Mashdagha 196%, 35mm in Imishli and Beylagan 177% and 35mm in Terter 140% of monthly norm of precipitations from late September 22 till early September 24 in Azerbaijan.
APA