Lautoka Records Highest Rainfall

Four rainfall catchment areas around the country recorded over 100 millimetres within 24 hours.

This was according to records from the Fiji Meteorological Service, recording from 9am April 25 to 9am April 26.

Senior forecaster Viliame Vereivalu said the Lautoka catchment recorded the maximum rainfall in the country for the 24 hours since 9am.

It was followed by Navua at Tokotoko (125mm), Ba at Toge (110.5mm), and Waidina catchment at Naqali (101.5mm) which all exceeded 100mm within 24 hour.

Mr Vereivalu said this was caused by an active trough of low pressure passing through the Fiji group on Monday till early Tuesday morning.

“This resulted in occasional rain over most parts of the country with isolated heavy falls over some parts of Fiji,” he said.

Mr Vereivalu added that rain began to clear from the west as of now and the rest of the group later today.

“Tomorrow (Wednesday), fine weather over most places apart from brief showers over the interior and eastern parts of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, and Kadavu,” he said.

Other notable areas recorded heavy rainfalls include Korolevu (96.5mm), Momi (90mm), Sigatoka (86.5mm), Nadarivatu (71.5mm), Nabukelevu (61.5mm), Rarawai (60mm), Nasinu (60mm), Vanuabalavu (53.5mm), and Nadi (52.6mm).

Nadi Hash Harriers president Dr Ram Raju said they had to postpone their traditional Monday Hash run to Thursday, due to heavy rain fall.

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