On Saturday, weather agency IMD said that Mumbai received 868 mm of rainfall in September this year, thereby making it the second-highest rainfall of all time for the city in this month. The highest rainfall that Mumbai recorded for the month of September was recorded as 920 mm back in 1954.

IMD scientist Neeta said, "We are in the middle of the month and it is almost close to the extreme value recorded for September 1954. If good rainfall activity happens in coming days, we may touch the extreme rainfall record that is 920 mm."