Mumbai recorded Maharashtra’s highest maximum temperature at 37.3 degrees Celsius on Monday, 3.8 degrees above normal, as above-normal temperatures continued across several parts of the state, according to the India Meteorological Department’s evening weather bulletin.
Solapur recorded the second-highest maximum temperature at 37.2 degrees Celsius, which was 4.2 degrees above normal. Most reporting stations across Maharashtra recorded no rainfall on Monday, indicating largely dry conditions.
Mumbai City recorded a minimum temperature of 27.4 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees above normal. At the Santacruz weather station, which represents the suburbs, the maximum temperature stood at 37.1 degrees Celsius, 3.1 degrees above normal, while the minimum was 25.4 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal.
The elevated temperatures extended across the Konkan region. Alibag recorded a maximum of 36.4 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 28.2 degrees Celsius, 4.5 degrees above normal. Dahanu also recorded a maximum of 36.4 degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees above normal. Ratnagiri recorded 34.3 degrees Celsius, while Panjim recorded 34 degrees Celsius.
In Madhya Maharashtra, Solapur’s maximum temperature was followed by 36 degrees Celsius in Ahilyanagar. Jalgaon recorded 36.4 degrees Celsius, Satara 35.2 degrees Celsius and Pune’s Shivajinagar station 35.1 degrees Celsius. Malegaon and Nashik each recorded 34.4 degrees Celsius, while Sangli and Kolhapur recorded 33.9 degrees Celsius and 33.1 degrees Celsius respectively.
Several locations in Vidarbha also remained warmer than normal. Amravati recorded 36.6 degrees Celsius, 4.1 degrees above normal, while Akola recorded 36.3 degrees Celsius. Buldhana recorded 35.2 degrees Celsius, 4.9 degrees above normal, the highest departure from normal among the listed maximum temperatures. Washim recorded 36 degrees Celsius and Chandrapur 35.6 degrees Celsius.
In Marathwada, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded 36 degrees Celsius, 4.2 degrees above normal. Parbhani recorded 35 degrees Celsius, Beed 34.7 degrees Celsius and Dharashiv 34.2 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperatures were also above normal at several stations in the region.
The IMD has forecast a maximum temperature of around 35 degrees Celsius in Pune on Tuesday. The sky is expected to remain mainly clear, with partly cloudy conditions likely to develop during the afternoon or evening. Pune’s expected minimum temperature is around 22 degrees Celsius.
Pune recorded a maximum temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 22.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, with both readings above normal. The city recorded no rainfall, and its seasonal rainfall stood at 14 millimetres against a normal of 62.9 millimetres, leaving a deficit of 61.5 per cent.
The IMD’s latest bulletin indicates that above-normal temperatures are continuing across several parts of Maharashtra, while most reporting stations remained dry. The next temperature and rainfall readings will determine whether the current heat and dry conditions persist across the state.
