is hazy and the winds are calm, the sky remains clear with hot conditions. The highest monthly rainfall for October is 98mm, which occurred in 1956. It is the second hottest month of the year after May. Karachi is considered by some to be a city with two summers. Pre monsoon summer of April–May and post monsoon summer of Sep–Oct. During the year of 2004, the city received no significant precipitation, with the exception of a two-day spell of moderate rain which occurred between 2 and 3 October 2004, due to Cyclone Onil. 35 mm rain was recorded in two days across the city. November November has hot days and pleasant nights. Mid-November conditions are much like those of October. During the last weeks of November there is a gradual decrease in temperature and thus winter begins, but it is not that cold. The first weeks of November are typically dry and the last week of November is cool. It is one of the driest months of the year, not only in Karachi, but most parts of Pakistan. On 9 November 2010 remnants of Cyclone Jal caused gusty winds in the metropolis. The highest rainfall for November is , which occurred in 1959. The highest and lowest temperatures are , recorded on 1 November 1994 and , recorded on 29 November 1938 respectively. December The month of December is the annual winter month, but winter becomes more chilly in January. In December, the weather remains cool. The sky remains overcast for part of the month, causing temperatures to decrease. Rainfall is common in the city during the month of December due to the western disturbance coming from the Mediterranean Sea. The highest monthly rainfall of was recorded in 1980. During December 2006 a strong westerly "low" pressure resulted in of rain in the city. The highest recorded temperature for December was on 11 December 2001 and the lowest temperature was , which occurred on 14 December 1988. Monsoon precipitation in Karachi The average annual rainfall for Karachi is (1981–2010); the highest annual rainfall of was recorded in 1967. The highest rainfall in a single day was recorded on 27 August 2020 when rainfall of lashed the financial hub of Pakistan. Annual monsoon rains for Karachi amount to . The city experienced above-normal monsoon rainfalls in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017 and 2019, while in 2004 and 2005 the