With the minimum temperature reading settling at 27 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, Mumbai woke up to its warmest morning of summer on Wednesday, April 6. However, on Thursday, April 7, the city again saw a slight drop at 24.7 degrees Celsius
Mumbai’s minimum temperature has been climbing steading over the past week, from just 20.2 degrees Celsius on April 1.
Meanwhile, the city’s maximum temperature was recorded at a normal 33.8 degrees Celsius on April 7. Besides, it has come to light that the same temperature was recorded for three consecutive days, since Tuesday, April 5.
Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had warned that Mumbai is very likely to experience above normal temperatures in the month April.
If reports are to be believed, last year, the highest minimum reading for April was 27.8 degrees Celsius on April 26. Based on the forecast of IMD, above normal temperatures are expected to rise consistently over the next three to four weeks.
As per the IMD’s seven-day forecast for its monitoring station at Santacruz, taken as representative for the entire city, Mumbai’s maximum temperature may climb to as much as 35 degrees Celsius over the next few days, while the minimum temperature is expected to hover between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, a week ago, on April 1, Mumbai’s daytime maximum stood at 33.2 degrees Celsius. Last year, the highest daytime temperature recorded in April was 35.8 degrees Celsius on April 7. The highest daytime temperature ever recorded in April, in Mumbai, was 42.2 degrees Celsius on April 14, 1952.
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