Pounding around 50 millimeters of rain down on Mindanao every hour until it eased off as it crossed the country on its way to the West Philippine Sea, Typhoon Pablo has a similar recorded precipitation level to two of the worst tropical cyclones to hit the country in recent years, Sendong and Ondoy. Tropical Storm Sendong dumped rain at over 50 mm/hr in Mindanao almost exactly one year ago. Tropical Storm Ondoy, which battered Metro Manila and neighboring provinces in September 2009, had a recorded rainfall rate of 56.83 mm/hr. ...
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