30 July,2026 09:16 AM IST | Pune | Archana Dahiwal
Continuous spells of rain have caused waterlogging in several low-lying areas. File Pics/Archana Dahiwal
Pune has created meteorological history after the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shivajinagar observatory recorded 508.9 mm of rainfall until the July 29 morning, surpassing the 508.5 mm recorded, according to IMD Senior Scientist SD Sanap.
The city had already crossed its normal average rainfall for the entire month of July within the first 10 days, indicating an unusually intense monsoon spell from the very beginning of the month.
Between June 1 and July 29, Pune recorded 572 mm cumulative rainfall, well above the seasonal average for the period. Continuous spells of rain have caused waterlogging in several low-lying areas, traffic snarls on major roads, and delays in daily commuting across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
The heavy rainfall has also affected ghat routes, with authorities imposing temporary restrictions and suspending traffic movement on Malshej Ghat and Dive Ghat. Rising inflows into reservoirs have prompted controlled water releases from multiple dams in the Pune district, keeping civic and disaster-management authorities on alert.
IMD officials said that moderate rainfall is likely to continue over Pune city and adjoining ghat areas during the next few days, though no specific alert has been issued for the Pune city area at present.
Weather experts described the record rainfall as unusual because 2026 is under the influence of El Niño conditions, which are generally associated with weaker monsoon rainfall across parts of India. Meteorologists have attributed Pune's exceptional rainfall to an active southwest monsoon, favourable synoptic systems over western India, and strong moisture-laden winds from the Arabian Sea that repeatedly intensified rainfall activity over the region.
572 MM
Rainfall recorded between July 1 and July 29
