Instead of wondering if this was a world record, Mr. RV Sharma could have simply googled for the facts.
Here are the records: Highest ever in the world: #1. 187 cm, recorded at Cilaos on March 15-16 in 1952, a station in the La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, 400 miles east of Madagascar. Others: #2. 184 cm, Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya, India, June 10, 2003 #3. 118 cm, Amni Devi Island, Kerala, India, May 6, 2004, #4. 104 cm, Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya, India, June 14, 1876 #5. 102 cm, Jowai, Meghalaya, India, September 11, 1877 #6. 99 cm, Dharmpur, North Konkan-South Gujarat coast July 2 1941
5 out of those 6 incidents have take place in India. And it's surprising to see Director of meteorological department at a loss of this information.
