At 35.4 degrees, Mumbai hottest city in state

For the past fewer days, the metropolis has been sweltering nether abnormally precocious time clip temperatures for January with the maximum temperatures hovering betwixt 34-35 degrees since January 17.

Data from India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed that connected Monday, the Santacruz presumption logged 35.4 degrees portion the Colaba coastal observatory besides registered 24 degrees, which was besides implicit 3.8 grade Celsius supra the normal.

According to the MET records, Mumbai — some Santacruz and Colaba — was the hottest metropolis of Maharashtra connected Monday. Night clip ushered immoderate respite for citizens arsenic the minimum temperatures dipped to 18.1 degrees , which was 0.9 degrees supra the normal, connected Monday morning.

In its forecast bulletin, the IMD has said that the temperatures are slated to dip up to 31 degrees from Wednesday. However, the driblet is slated to beryllium abbreviated unrecorded arsenic the IMD has forecast yet different spike of up to 36 degrees betwixt January 25 and 26.

For the record, the metropolis had antecedently logged 36 degrees connected January 3 — which was its hottest January time since 2016.