Mumbai hottest in Maharashtra on Wednesday at 36.9 degrees Celsius

Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 36.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the highest in Maharashtra and 2.6 degrees above normal, according to the weather bulletin. The city's minimum was 26.6 degrees Celsius, at least 2.3 degrees above normal. The weather was clearly warmer than on an average day.

At the Santacruz observatory in Mumbai, the maximum was 36.4 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees above normal. The minimum there was 23.9 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal.

Alibag recorded a maximum of 35 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees above normal. Its minimum was 27 degrees Celsius, 4.4 degrees above normal. Alibag had the highest minimum temperature in the bulletin.

Ratnagiri recorded a maximum of 34.8 degrees and a minimum of 24.6 degrees Celsius. Dahanu recorded 34.5 degrees and 22.9 degrees Celsius respectively. There was no rain at either place.

In Central Maharashtra, Solapur had the highest maximum at 36.3 degrees Celsius. Mahabaleshwar's maximum was 26.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the state, and its minimum was 17.4 degrees Celsius. Both Mahabaleshwar and Yavatmal recorded a minimum of 17.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the state. Rainfall was nil at all stations in Central Maharashtra. Ahilyanagar's minimum was 22.3 degrees Celsius, 6.3 degrees above normal, the largest departure from normal among the minimum temperatures in the bulletin.

For Pune, the forecast for Thursday is for mostly clear skies, with light clouds possible from afternoon towards evening. The maximum is expected to be around 33 degrees and the minimum around 19 degrees Celsius. The forecast makes no mention of rain.

At the Shivajinagar observatory, the maximum was 32.7 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degrees above normal. The minimum was 19.7 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees above normal. No rain fell during the 8.30 am and 5.30 pm observations. Humidity was 77 per cent in the morning and 59 per cent in the evening. Pune has received 42.8 mm of rain this season against a normal of 80.4 mm, a shortfall of 37.6 mm.

Temperatures were above normal at all stations in Marathwada. Dharashiv recorded a maximum of 34 degrees and a minimum of 19.6 degrees Celsius. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded 35 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees above normal. Parbhani's maximum was 33.9 degrees Celsius. Rainfall was nil at all three. Figures for Nanded and Beed were not available in the bulletin.

In Vidarbha, Yavatmal's minimum of 17.4 degrees Celsius was 0.2 degrees below normal, the only minimum temperature in the bulletin recorded below normal. Akola and Amravati recorded a maximum of 34.8 degrees Celsius, the highest in the region, and Amravati's figure was 3 degrees above normal. Brahmapuri's maximum was 31.2 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below normal, the largest fall below normal among the maximum temperatures in the bulletin. Gondia's maximum was 31.5 degrees Celsius, slightly below normal. Rainfall was nil at all 10 stations in Vidarbha.