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Mumbai Records Highest Day Temperature So Far This Year

After observing this pattern, the experts had suggested that Mumbai will experience hotter days soon as a further increase in temperature is likely in the coming days.

Mumbai Records Highest Day Temperature So Far This Year
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Even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast partly cloudy skies and light rains in Mumbai, the city on Thursday, March 9, recorded the highest day temperature so far this year.

According to the weather department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 37.5 degrees Celsius, which is five degrees above normal, at the Santacruz observatory. Whereas, 34.2 degree Celsius was recorded at Colaba observatory.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature was 23.4 and 24.4 degrees Celsius at the Santacruz and Colaba observatory respectively.

A day earlier, on Wednesday, March 9, IMD’s Santacruz observatory marked the maximum temperature at 36.2 degrees Celsius, whereas Colaba observatory recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius. While Mumbaikars witnessed partly cloudy weather yesterday morning, March 9, it brought no respite from the humidity and temperature.

On Tuesday, March 8, the maximum temperature dipped to 34 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius at Santacruz and Colaba respectively.

Moreover, last year, the highest day temperature was recorded at 40.9 degrees Celsius on March 28. The all-time highest day temperature recorded for March was 41.7 degrees Celsius on March 28, 1956.

After observing this pattern, the experts had suggested that Mumbai will experience hotter days soon as a further increase in temperature is likely in the coming days.

For those unversed, the maximum temperature had started rising last week with IMD’s Santacruz observatory on March 3 recording 37.1 degrees Celsius. On March 6, the day temperature rose to 37.2 degrees Celsius.

Also Read: Mumbai Begins Witnessing Summer-Like Feels With Hotter Days

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