India, Aug. 20 -- At 41.4 mm rainfall recorded till 5.30 pm, the city witnessed its second-highest single-day rainfall of this monsoon on Tuesday, August 19. Earlier on June 13, the city recorded its highest single-day rainfall at 55 mm.

After experiencing a relatively dry spell during the first half of August, the city is now experiencing significant rainfall for the last two days. On August 18, the city received 35 mm rainfall in 24 hours whereas on August 19, the city recorded 41.4 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm. This raised the city's average rainfall for the month of August to 88 mm against the normal of 145.5 mm.

As per official data, Lohegaon recorded 44.8 mm and Pashan recorded 23.3 mm rainfall on August 19. Whereas Chinchwad recorded...