Mumbai (Santacruz) seasonal rainfall has crossed 3000 mm mark today with a total of 3078.2 mm rainfall recorded in this season. This had happened last in the year 2011.

After a very heavy rainfall episode on Wednesday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai on Thursday declared the new record. Deputy Director General (Western Region) IMD tweeted, "Mumbai (Santacruz) seasonal rainfall crossed 3000 mm mark today on 5 Sept. Still almost a month to pass for end of the monsoon season. Last time it happened in 2010 and 2011 at Colaba and Santacruz resp in a decade."