Earth Pulse Weekly · 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-08 · Baner, Pune

Earth Pulse Weekly: Baner's Air, Birds & Weather | 2 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2026

Generated from 4,915+ sensor readings · Published just now · 9 November 2026

48
Pulse Score ⓘ

Moderate week for Baner

From 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-08, air quality remained moderate over Baner, with AQI ranging from 42 to 94. Rain brought 26.4mm over 1 days, briefly clearing the air. Meanwhile, a lively soundscape filled the hill — 3739 detections across 81 species, peaking at 7:00 IST.

Air quality
18
Bird activity
30
Clean hours
0

🔄 Compared to Last Week

How did this week (2026-11-02 – 2026-11-08) differ from the week before?

➡️
Air quality
Similar air quality pattern to last week — 0 spike days.
🔇
Bird activity
↓ 11% fewer detections than last week (-443 fewer calls).
⬇️
Pulse Score
Pulse Score fell from 52 to 48 — Baner's ecological health dipped week-on-week.
😶‍🌫️
AQI average
↑ 3% hazier than last week (53.9 → 55.3).
🌡️
Temperature range
max -1.4°C, min -2.1°C vs last week.
🌧️
Rainfall
6× more rain than last week (4.4mm → 26.4mm).
📆
vs same week last year
AQI 5.9 pts hazier than the same week in 2025.
🌡️
Temperature vs last year
0.7°C warmer than the same week in 2025.

💨 Air Quality — Baner, Pune

AQI range this week (EU scale · 0–100 ⓘ)
Low: 42High: 94
Avg AQI
55.3
EU scale
Good air hours ⓘ
0%
AQI ≤ 40
Spike days ⓘ
0
AQI > 100
Humidity
66%
Peak: 100%

🌡️ Temperature & Rain — Baner, Pune

High
33.01°
°C this week
Low
18.7°
°C this week
Average
26°
°C
Total rain
26.4
mm · 1 days
🌦️
Rain + air quality: Despite 26.4mm of rain, AQI remained elevated (0% Good hours) — suggesting local traffic and construction dust rebounded quickly after rainfall. ⓘ
ERA5 Reanalysis · 1980–2021 · 42 years

🕰️ Historical Pulse: Week 45 in Context (1980–2021)

ERA5 ⓘ is a global atmospheric reanalysis that reconstructs daily weather back to 1940. Earth Pulse uses 42 years of ERA5 data (1980–2021) for Baner Hill — giving local context that raw sensor data, which only began in 2022, cannot provide on its own.

Temperature vs 42-year norm
+1.8°C
vs 24.2°C historical average
Warmest equivalent week on record since 1980
Rainfall vs 42-year norm
+21.5mm
vs 4.9mm historical average
Wettest equivalent week observed since 1980

🐦 Birds of the Week — Baner Hill

🌟 Standout species this week
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Detected 385 times this week at Baner Hill — recorded by the acoustic monitoring network.
Read the Black-crowned Night-Heron species profile →
🔊 Most active species
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
Dominated the Baner soundscape with 827 detections — 22% of all recordings this week.
Read the Gray Heron species profile →
Total detections
3739
Species heard
81
unique species
Peak hour
7:00 AM
IST

📊 Species Momentum — Baner Hill

How did each species trend compared to last week? ↑ more calls this week · ↓ fewer calls · → stable.

SpeciesThis weekvs last
↓
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
827 calls -13%
↓
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
385 calls -28%
↑
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
237 calls +229%
↓
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
200 calls -22%
🆕 Big Movers
↑ Shikra · 42 calls (+320%)
↑ Western Yellow Wagtail · 10 calls (+233%)
↑ Ruddy Shelduck · 19 calls (+138%)
✦ New Arrivals
✦ Painted Francolin · 11 calls
✦ Departures
✦ Ashy Drongo · last week: 23 calls
✦ Green-winged Teal · last week: 11 calls
✦ Gray Wagtail · last week: 8 calls

🆕 New to the Neighbourhood

🎉 First heard this week — not detected in the past 4 weeks
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
The acoustic monitors at Baner Hill picked up this species for the first time in recent weeks. A welcome addition to the neighbourhood soundscape.
Meet the Great Crested Grebe →

🌳 Tree of the Week — Baner Hill

One of the trees growing on Baner Hill, identified by the Earth Pulse plant monitoring network.

🌳 Identified on Baner Hill
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Meliaceae
Neem is one of India's most ecologically significant trees, revered across the Deccan for millennia. Its dense canopy provides critical shade in Pune's summer heat while its flowers feed insects that in turn feed Baner Hill's birds.
💡
Every part of the Neem tree — bark, leaves, seeds, oil — has documented medicinal or pesticidal properties, earning it the Sanskrit name "Sarva Roga Nivarini" meaning the curer of all ailments.
See all trees on Baner Hill →

🎵 Soundscape Health — Baner Hill South

Acoustic ecology from baner_south_01 — continuous soundscape monitoring facing Baner Hill. NDSI (Natural Sound Index) measures the balance of biophony (birds, insects, wind) vs anthrophony (traffic, construction, human noise). Higher = healthier soundscape.

NDSI avg this week ⓘ
0.489
Good soundscape · 294 readings
Range: 0.002 – 0.922
Bio vs Anthro balance ⓘ
Biophony
1.2e-5
vs
Anthrophony
6.4e-6
No rain detected in soundscape
🎵
Peak natural soundscape
Highest biophony-to-noise ratio at 3:00 PM IST — when natural sounds dominated most strongly.

✨ Moments That Mattered

🍃
Cleanest air hour
AQI 42
Mon, 2 Nov, 06:00 am
🎶
Peak bird chorus
7:00 AM
Most active hour IST
🌙
Quietest night
AQI 43
Mon, 2 Nov, 03:00 am
🌡️
Warmest night
26.39°C
Fri, 6 Nov
🌧️
First rain drop
1.6mm
Mon, 2 Nov, 04:00 am

📅 Same Week — Last 4 Years in Baner

Comparing the same dates (2026-11-02 to 2026-11-08) in previous years — all data from Earth Pulse sensor monitoring at Baner Hill.

YearAvg AQIAvg TempRain
2026 ★ 55.3 26°C 26.4mm
2025 49.4 ✓ cleaner 25.3°C ↓ cooler 0.2mm
2024 77.2 ↑ hazier 23.9°C ↓ cooler 0mm model
2023 73.5 ↑ hazier 24.5°C ↓ cooler 2.3mm model
2022 71.1 ↑ hazier 21.7°C ↓ cooler 0mm model
Pattern across 4 years
  • AQI averaged 67.8 — this week was 12.5 pts cleaner ↓
  • Temperature averaged 23.9°C — this week was 2.1° warmer
  • Typical rain was 0.6mm — this week had 26.4mm

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Earth Pulse · Baner
48
Pulse Score
Moderate week
2026-11-02 – 2026-11-08
🍃 Cleanest Air Hour · Baner
AQI 42
Mon, 2 Nov, 06:00 am
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🌟 Bird of the Week · Baner Hill
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
385 detections this week
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🔮 The Week Ahead — Baner, Pune

🌡️ 17–31°C 🌦️ 0mm ☔ 0% rain probability

The coming week is forecast to bring temperatures of 17–31°C, with dry conditions expected. Conditions look stable for the week ahead.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the AQI in Baner, Pune this week?

EU AQI in Baner ranged from 42 to 94 this week (2026-11-02 to 2026-11-08), averaging 55.3. Values below 40 are "Good", above 100 are unhealthy. See full AQI history →

Which birds were detected on Baner Hill this week?

Earth Pulse detected 81 bird species at Baner Hill this week using BirdNET acoustic AI — 3739 total calls logged. Standout species: Black-crowned Night-Heron. See all species →

What was the temperature in Baner, Pune this week?

Temperatures in Baner ranged from 18.7°C to 33.01°C this week, averaging 26°C. See temperature history →

How unusual was this week's weather compared to historical records in Baner?

Earth Pulse holds 42 years of ERA5 climate reanalysis data for Baner Hill (1980–2021). This week's average temperature of 26°C compares to a historical norm of 24.2°C for this period. Explore 45-year climate →

How does this week compare to previous years in Baner?

Earth Pulse has monitored Baner since 2022. For the same week in previous years: 2025: AQI avg 49.4, temp avg 25.3°C, rain 0.2mm · 2024: AQI avg 77.2, temp avg 23.9°C, rain 0mm · 2023: AQI avg 73.5, temp avg 24.5°C, rain 2.3mm · 2022: AQI avg 71.1, temp avg 21.7°C, rain 0mm. Full climate history →