Mumbai witnesses coldest day in 8 years, Friday’s temperature at 16.5°C
With a minimal temperature of 16.5 levels Celsius, Mumbai on Friday recorded its coldest day within the final eight years, the India Meteorological Division stated.
The Santacruz observatory recorded this temperature from Thursday night time until Friday morning, information company PTI reported. The observatory data climate for the Mumbai suburbs.
IMD Mumbai scientist Sushma Nair stated that earlier than this, Mumbai recorded its lowest temperature of 16.3 levels Celsius on November 11, 2016.
The Colaba observatory, which data the climate parameters for the island metropolis, recorded a minimal temperature of 21.4 levels Celsius throughout the identical interval.
Nair, nevertheless, stated that there is no such thing as a chilly wave for Maharashtra from November 30 to December 3, and the temperature is about to extend.
That is the second time in 4 days that Mumbai has damaged the eight-year report. On November 26, India’s monetary capital recorded a minimal temperature of 16.8 levels Celsius.
On that day, the Colaba observatory registered a minimal temperature of twenty-two.5 levels Celsius.
Director of IMD Mumbai, Sunil Kamble, stated that the hotter temperatures, which the island metropolis is prone to expertise after December 3, are due to a system within the Bay of Bengal.
“Whereas we’re at present receiving easterlies and northerlies which have introduced down temperatures, days will get hotter from Saturday owing to the melancholy in Bay of Bengal. This may trigger a rise in moisture which additionally results in larger temperatures,” Kamble was quoted as saying by The Indian Categorical.
As a result of this method, the monetary capital may also witness cloudy skies within the coming few days.
On Friday, Mumbai recorded a most temperature of 27 levels Celsius and a humidity degree of 48 per cent. Town additionally noticed an air high quality index (AQI) of 106 as of 8:30 pm, with a PM2.5 degree of 37 µg/m³.
(with PTI inputs)
