Mumbai has witnessed a significant dip in the maximum temperature after city woke up to moderate showers on Wednesday, June 4.
While the Colaba coastal observatory recorded 28.2 degrees — which is 5.9 degrees below the normal — the Santacruz station registered 30 degrees.
This also marked a significant drop within a 24-hour period, with the maximum temperatures hovering around 33 degrees on Tuesday afternoon, June 3.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh yellow alert for Mumbai till Friday morning, June 6, indicating light to moderate rain with strong winds, thunder and lightning. However, the alert has been issued until Saturday morning, June 7, for Thane and Raigad districts.
As rain swept the city, the weather bureau upgraded its warning, placing the city and its neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad under a yellow alert on Wednesday.
Data from the IMD showed that between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Wednesday, the Colaba station recorded 16 mm rain while the Santacruz station clocked in 10.8 mm rain. Meanwhile, areas like Thane received 24 mm rain during the same period.
So far, the island city district has recorded 13.6 mm rain in June while the suburban district of Mumbai has logged 36.3 mm rain.
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