Mumbai and several parts of Maharashtra recorded above-normal temperatures on Monday, with Santacruz, Dahanu and Ratnagiri registering the highest maximum temperature among the stations listed in the India Meteorological Department bulletin at 37.1 degrees Celsius.
Mumbai city recorded a maximum temperature of 35.7 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal for the day. Santacruz, which represents Mumbai’s suburbs in weather observations, recorded a maximum temperature 2.9 degrees above normal. Dahanu was 3.6 degrees above normal, while Ratnagiri recorded a departure of 3.7 degrees.
The city’s minimum temperature was 26.2 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal. At Santacruz, however, the minimum temperature was 22.5 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal. The variation highlights the difference in temperature readings between Mumbai’s urban and suburban weather stations, as well as across the wider coastal belt.
Alibag recorded a comparatively lower maximum temperature of 31.9 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below normal. Its minimum temperature was 26.2 degrees Celsius, 2.9 degrees above normal. The readings from Santacruz, Dahanu, Ratnagiri and Alibag showed a wide spread in daytime temperatures across Maharashtra’s coastal stations.
High temperatures were also recorded in other parts of the state. Solapur reached 36.4 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees above normal, while Akola recorded 36 degrees Celsius. Amravati and Jalgaon registered 35.4 degrees Celsius each. Satara recorded 34.9 degrees Celsius, while Pune’s Lohegaon and Shivajinagar stations recorded 34.6 degrees Celsius and 34.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Nashik recorded a maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, Kolhapur 32.9 degrees Celsius and Mahabaleshwar 27.4 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon recorded the lowest minimum temperature among the stations listed in the bulletin at 15.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Nashik at 16.2 degrees Celsius. Washim and Yavatmal recorded minimum temperatures of 16 degrees Celsius each.
Several Vidarbha stations also recorded maximum temperatures above 33 degrees Celsius. Chandrapur reached 35 degrees Celsius, Wardha 34.9 degrees Celsius, Washim 34.6 degrees Celsius, Yavatmal 34.4 degrees Celsius and Nagpur 34.2 degrees Celsius. Gondia recorded 34 degrees Celsius, while Buldhana and Bramhapuri recorded 33.2 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Minimum temperatures in Vidarbha varied considerably. Gondia recorded 16.5 degrees Celsius, Nagpur 17.2 degrees Celsius and Amravati 18.9 degrees Celsius.
The IMD bulletin also reported a seasonal rainfall deficit for Pune. The city’s seasonal rainfall was recorded at 14 mm against a normal of 724 mm, with a reported departure of minus 71 mm. For Tuesday, Pune was expected to remain mainly clear before becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon or evening. The maximum and minimum temperatures were forecast to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius, respectively.
