Temperature to drop further until New Year’s Eve: IMD Report

On Thursday, Mumbai recorded the coldest December morning in three years as the minimum temperature dropped to 12.4 degrees Celsius — five notches below normal. The maximum temperature also saw a drop of 3 degrees below the normal at 29 degrees Celsius.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the temperature will further drop until New Year’s Eve.

K S Hosalikar, Deputy Director General of Meteorology at Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai said over the last two days, Mumbai has experienced a drop in the maximum temperatures for the first time. He added that with the northerly and northwesterly winds blowing from the Himalayas over the plains of northwest India, the city will see a further fall in the temperature by 2-4 degrees over the next couple of days.

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The interiors of Maharashtra recorded the lowest temperature in the range of 10 to 15 degrees Celsius, while few areas reported temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius.

In 2017, the temperature on the coldest December day was 15.2 degrees Celsius and the lowest maximum temperature was 23.3 degrees Celsius. In the last 10 years, the lowest temperature has reached 11.4 degrees Celsius twice in 2011 and 2015.