Mumbai continued to file a drop within the minimal temperature as town registered 17.6 diploma Celsius on Sunday – marking a major dip of eight diploma Celsius prior to now two days.
Knowledge procured from the India Meteorological Division (IMD) confirmed that on Sunday morning, the Santacruz recording station registered 17.6 diploma Celsius, which is a dip of 1.6 diploma Celsius beneath regular, whereas the Colaba coastal observatory recorded 20.9 diploma Celsius.
As per information, Sunday was town’s coldest December day since December 25, 2022, when it registered 15 diploma Celsius. For the file, the coldest December day ever within the metropolis was recorded in 1949 when the minimal temperature hit 10.6 diploma Celsius.
The current drop in temperature has additionally come alongside the heels of town sweltering underneath 37.3 diploma Celsius on Wednesday, which was its hottest December day since 2008. Climate specialists had attributed the record-shattering warmth ranges to the inflow of sturdy easterlies and low strain, which had developed as a result of Cyclone Fengal.
With the results of the cyclone steadily receding now, the temperatures are slated to witness additional drop within the upcoming week.
In its forecast bulletin, IMD Mumbai has acknowledged that town is more likely to witness a nice week forward with the minimal temperature slated to drop to 16 diploma Celsius after December 9. In the meantime, the day can even usher in respite for residents with the utmost temperature more likely to oscillate between 31 and 32 diploma Celsius till at the very least December 14.
