India, Sept. 1 -- That the city recorded 134.7 mm of rainfall in August - a figure which places it in the 'normal' category though still marginally below the long-term average of 145.5 mm for the month with a deficit of 7.42% - is unremarkable in itself except for the unusual chill in the air that Punekars have been witnessing this monsoon. Despite the humidity, the city is witnessing an almost winter-like atmosphere; a phenomenon that meteorologists attribute primarily to the persistence of cloud cover blanketing the skies for several days.

About the cooler-than-expected weather in Pune city, S D Sanap, senior meteorologist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Pune, noted that the absence of sunshine due to continuous clouding h...