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Early Monsoon Hits Mumbai, Breaks May Rainfall Records and Extends Rain Warnings

Mumbai remains under a yellow alert with heavy monsoon showers forecast through May 31, highlighting the city’s drainage challenges

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Bengaluru recorded highest ever rainfall in the month of May with 307mm average rainfall.
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Overview

  • The southwest monsoon advanced into Mumbai on May 26, marking the earliest onset in city records and arriving nearly two weeks ahead of the usual June 11 date.
  • May rainfall totals have soared, with Colaba observatory logging 456.9 mm to surpass its 1918 record and Santacruz reporting 342 mm to date.
  • IMD has issued yellow alerts for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar through May 31 and an orange alert for Raigad, forecasting scattered heavy to very heavy showers.
  • Torrential downpours have caused widespread waterlogging that disrupted trains, flights and flooded key sites including the Acharya Atre Chowk Metro station.
  • The BMC fined four mini pumping station operators ₹10 lakh each for failing to drain water effectively and IMD projects 106 percent of the long-period average rainfall for June–September.