India, May 27 -- Bengaluru recorded its wettest May with 344.4mm of downpour reported as of Tuesday (May 27), more than double the monthly average of 128.7mm. This surpasses the previous all-time high of 305.4mm logged in May 2023, which broke a decades-old record from 1957 when the city saw 280mm. With four days left in the month, the rainfall record is likely to be breached further.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the onset of the southwest monsoon over parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru, earlier this week.

"With the onset of monsoon, Bengaluru city will experience more rain in the coming days," said N Puviarasan, director-in-charge of IMD Bengaluru.

Four of the top five wettest months of May in the city's re...