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.