Pune recorded its hottest October day in 22 years on Saturday, with the Shivajinagar weather station registering a maximum temperature of 35.9°C, or 4°C above normal, according to India Meteorological Department data cited by the Times of India. The reading marks the city’s highest October maximum since 2003.
The previous higher October temperature recorded at Shivajinagar was 36.9°C on October 7, 2002. Weather experts from the Vagaries of Weather blog said Saturday’s reading was the highest October maximum recorded at the station since that 2002 peak.
The heat was not limited to central Pune. Several monitoring stations across the district recorded maximum temperatures above 34°C, indicating a widespread rise in daytime temperatures. Wadgaon Sheri recorded 35.5°C, while Baramati and the National Defence Academy station recorded 35.4°C each.
Talegaon recorded a maximum of 35.3°C, followed by Hadapsar at 34.8°C. The Pashan automatic weather station recorded 34.5°C, while Chinchwad and Magarpatta recorded 34.4°C and 34°C, respectively.
The readings placed daytime conditions well above seasonal averages across multiple parts of Pune district. The IMD data showed that Shivajinagar’s maximum was four degrees higher than normal for the period, while the distribution of elevated readings across the district pointed to a broad heat surge rather than an isolated station-level increase.
The October temperature record adds to the city’s recent experience of unusually warm daytime conditions. The available data identifies Saturday’s 35.9°C reading as Pune’s highest October maximum in more than two decades, with the city’s weather stations recording the corresponding temperatures across Shivajinagar, eastern Pune, the western suburbs, industrial areas and locations outside the municipal limits.
