India, July 30 -- The city recorded its wettest July ever, with the Shivajinagar observatory receiving 508.9 mm of rain so far this month, surpassing the previous all-time July record of 508.5 mm set in 1907. The city reached the historic milestone on Wednesday after a month of sustained monsoon activity, making July 2026 the wettest July in Pune's recorded history.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated that rainfall activity over Maharashtra will gradually ease over the coming days. On July 30, an orange alert for moderate rainfall has been issued for parts of Vidarbha, while a yellow alert for light rainfall remains in effect for several districts across Konkan, central Maharashtra, Marathwada and the rest of Vidarbha.

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