In what was the warmest day of the month up to now, temperatures in Mumbai spiked by over 4 levels on Thursday as the utmost temperatures soared to 36 diploma Celsius. This additionally marked a stark distinction from the night time time when the minimal temperatures dipped beneath regular to 16.5 levels.
Based on the India Meteorological Division (IMD), the recent days are right here to remain till the weekend with the temperatures forecast to hover round 34 levels until February 16 (Sunday) no less than.
Information from the climate bureau confirmed that after logging 32.9 levels on Wednesday, the Santacruz observatory recorded 36 levels on Thursday, which is over 4.6 levels above regular. This got here hours after town woke as much as a cool morning on Thursday because the minimal temperatures dropped to 16.5 levels, which is over one diploma beneath the conventional.
Chatting with The Indian Categorical, climate specialists attributed the hovering temperatures to the inflow of north westerlies, owing to the presence of an anticyclone alongside the western coast.
Rajesh Kapadia from Vagaries of Climate mentioned, “Usually, Mumbai receives cool motherly winds throughout this era as a result of western disturbances within the north. Nonetheless, there may be an absence of western disturbance presently. As a substitute, there may be an anticyclone alongside the Arabian Sea which is ushering within the north western winds which has led to a spike in temperatures.”
“In the meantime, through the night time time, we don’t obtain northwesterly winds which results in cooling and drop of temperatures,” he advised Categorical.
Kapadia added that the stark distinction within the day and night time time temperatures is often noticed in March, making the present yo-yoing temperatures irregular for the month of February.
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For the file, Mumbai’s warmest February day ever was recorded in 1966 when the utmost temperatures touched 39.5 levels whereas its coldest day was noticed when temperatures touched 8.5 levels within the yr 2008.
In the meantime, in its forecast bulletin, the IMD mentioned that the utmost temperatures are prone to stay till February 16, following which the day time temperatures will drop, albeit marginally, to 33 levels.
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