Pakistan Flood 2010
The floods were driven by rain.The rainfall anomaly map published by NASA showed unusually intense monsoon rains attributed to La Niña. On 21 June, the Pakistan Meteorological Department cautioned that urban and flash flooding could occur from July to September in the north parts of the country. The same department recorded above-average rainfall in the months of July and August 2010 and monitored the flood wave progression. Discharge levels were comparable to those of the floods of 1988, 1995, and 1997.The monsoon rainfall of 2010, over whole country, was excess of 87 per cent and was highest since 1994 and ranked second highest during last 50 years of period.
Heavy rainfalls recorded during the wet spell of July 2010
Heavy rainfalls of more than 200 millimeters (7.9 in) were recorded during the four day wet spell from 27 July to 30 July 2010 in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab based on data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
| City | Rainfall (mm) | Rainfall (in) | Province |
| Risalpur |
*415 |
16.3 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Islamabad |
394 |
15.5 |
Islamabad |
| Murree |
373 |
14.6 |
Punjab |
| Cherat |
*372 |
14.6 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Garhi Dopatta |
346 |
13.6 |
Azad Kashmir |
| Saidu Sharif |
*338 |
13.3 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Peshawar |
*333 |
13.1 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Kamra |
308 |
12.1 |
Punjab |
| Rawalakot |
297 |
11.7 |
Azad Kashmir |
| Muzaffarabad |
292 |
11.5 |
Azad Kashmir |
| Lahore |
288 |
11.3 |
Punjab |
| Mianwali |
*271 |
10.6 |
Punjab |
| Jhelum |
269 |
10.6 |
Punjab |
| Lower Dir |
263 |
10.3 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Kohat |
*262 |
10.3 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Balakot |
256 |
10.0 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Sialkot |
255 |
10.0 |
Punjab |
| Pattan |
242 |
9.5 |
Azad Kashmir |
| DIR |
231 |
9.10 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Gujranwala |
222 |
8.7 |
Punjab |
| Dera Ismail Khan |
220 |
8.6 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Rawalpindi |
219 |
8.6 |
Punjab |