Heat wave in Mumbai: Ram Mandir, Panvel records highest temperature at 43 °C

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, hot and dry winds prevailed across the city on Sunday, April 28. This was due to the anticyclonic winds blowing in the Arabian Sea.

Mumbai's maximum temperature recorded at the IMD's weather station at Santacruz - representative of the city - was 38.1 degrees Celsius, 4.4 degrees above normal. The humidity level dropped from 61% at 8.30 am to 40% at 5.30 pm.

Ram Mandir in the western suburbs recorded a temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius, which was the highest maximum temperature in Mumbai. Meanwhile, eastern suburbs of Vidyavihar recorded 40.4 degrees Celsius, while Matunga recorded 37.3 degrees Celsius.

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In Thane district, residents of Kopar Khairne were shocked to witness 43.1 degrees Celsius, followed by 42.3 degrees Celsius in Bhayander and 39.8 degrees Celsius in Mira Road. Panvel in Raigad district recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degree Celsius.

The IMD said that the heatwave will continue as the mercury is likely to be around 38 and 39 degrees Celsius in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad till Tuesday, April 30. Moreover, dry weather conditions are likely to persist from May 1 onwards.

A heat wave in coastal areas is when the maximum temperature is at least five degrees above normal. “By this measure, the heat wave was not felt uniformly across the city, but in many areas, especially in the eastern suburbs. The maximum temperature in South Mumbai was not very high,” said IMD scientist Sushma Nair.

Prior to this, April 16 marked Mumbai's hottest day so far this summer in the month. The city had recorded highest maximum temperature in the last decade at 39.7 degrees Celsius, which was a whopping 6.3 degrees above the normal.