Mumbai swelters at 37 degrees Celsius; Dahanu hottest in Maharashtra at 37.7 degrees

Mumbai continued to swelter on Sunday. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the city's maximum temperature was 37 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees above the seasonal average. The minimum was 25.6 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal. The city has been facing hot weather for several weeks.

The IMD's Colaba observatory recorded a maximum of 37 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 25.6 degrees Celsius. At Santacruz, the maximum was 36.3 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees above normal. The minimum there was 22.4 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees above the seasonal average.

On air quality, Mumbai's overall AQI was 129 on Sunday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's SAMEER app. Under the national AQI classification, levels between 51 and 100 are considered satisfactory, while levels between 101 and 200 fall in the moderate category. At 129, the city's air was in the moderate category.

Dahanu recorded the highest maximum temperature in Maharashtra at 37.7 degrees Celsius, 4.5 degrees above normal. It was followed by Ratnagiri at 37.2 degrees Celsius and Mumbai at 37 degrees Celsius. Among other districts in the state, Solapur recorded 35.9 degrees Celsius, Akola 35.3 degrees Celsius, Amravati 35.2 degrees Celsius and Sangli 34.1 degrees Celsius.

At the other end, the lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Yavatmal at 12.4 degrees Celsius, 5.4 degrees below normal. Other cities with low minimums included Jalgaon and Nashik, where the mercury stood at 14.2 degrees Celsius in both. Malegaon also recorded 14.2 degrees Celsius, and Pune 15.2 degrees Celsius.

In Pune, the IMD recorded a maximum of 33.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 15.2 degrees Celsius. The city has so far received 42.8 mm of rain this season against a normal of 82.6 mm, a deficit of 39.8 mm. For Monday, the IMD has forecast mostly clear skies in Pune, with a maximum of about 32 degrees Celsius and a minimum of about 15 degrees Celsius.