Santacruz, Dahanu and Ratnagiri hottest in Maharashtra at 37.1 degrees Celsius

Santacruz, Dahanu and Ratnagiri recorded a maximum temperature of 37.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin. The three were the hottest among the stations in the bulletin. Mumbai city recorded a maximum of 35.7 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees above normal for the day.

At Santacruz, the representative station for the Mumbai suburbs, the maximum was 2.9 degrees above normal. At Dahanu the departure was 3.6 degrees, and at Ratnagiri it was 3.7 degrees above normal.

The minimum temperature in Mumbai city was 26.2 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal. At Santacruz the minimum was 22.5 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal.

Temperatures varied along the coast. Alibag recorded a maximum of 31.9 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below normal. Its minimum was 26.2 degrees Celsius, 2.9 degrees above normal. While the mercury touched 37.1 degrees at Santacruz, Dahanu and Ratnagiri, the daytime temperature at Alibag was considerably lower.

In other parts of the state, Solapur recorded a maximum of 36.4 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees above normal. Akola recorded 36 degrees, while Amravati and Jalgaon both recorded 35.4 degrees.

Satara recorded a maximum of 34.9 degrees Celsius. In Pune, the Lohegaon station recorded 34.6 degrees and the Shivajinagar station 34.2 degrees. Nashik recorded a maximum of 34 degrees and Kolhapur 32.9 degrees. Among these places, Mahabaleshwar had the lowest maximum, at 27.4 degrees Celsius.

For minimum temperatures, Jalgaon was the lowest among the bulletin's stations at 15.4 degrees Celsius. Nashik recorded a minimum of 16.2 degrees, and Washim and Yavatmal 16 degrees each.

Several stations in Vidarbha recorded maximums above 33 degrees Celsius. Chandrapur recorded 35 degrees, Wardha 34.9, Washim 34.6, Yavatmal 34.4 and Nagpur 34.2 degrees. Gondia recorded 34 degrees, Buldhana 33.2 and Brahmapuri 33. Amravati recorded 35.4 degrees and Akola 36.

In the region, the minimum was 16.5 degrees Celsius at Gondia, 17.2 degrees at Nagpur and 18.9 degrees at Amravati.

The IMD bulletin also noted a large shortfall in seasonal rainfall in Pune. The city has received 1.4 mm of rain so far this season against a normal of 72.4 mm, a deficit of 71 mm. The forecast for Pune on Tuesday is mostly clear skies, turning partly cloudy by afternoon or evening. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 34 and 18 degrees Celsius.