Mumbai: For the second time within the present month, Mumbai recorded the very best most temperature within the nation at 39.4 levels Celsius on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned, attributing the rise in mercury to absent or delayed sea breeze. The IMD had warned of a warmth wave for Sunday and Monday. The Santacruz observatory and the Colaba observatory recorded a temperature of 39.4 levels Celsius and 35.8 levels Celsius, respectively, on Sunday.
“This is for the second time this month that Mumbai has recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country. On March 6, Santacruz (observatory) recorded 39.1 degrees Celsius, also the highest in the country. On Sunday, it recorded 39.4 degrees Celsius,” mentioned IMD scientist Rajendra Jenamani.
He mentioned the temperature recorded within the coastal Konkan area, which encompasses Mumbai, was 4-6 levels Celsius above regular on March 12. This was additionally noticed between March 5-7 when the temperature was 5-7 levels above regular, Jenamani added.
“Normally, Konkan witnesses low temperatures during this time because of the sea breeze at around 11.30 am to 1 pm. However, in the last seven-ten days the sea breeze is absent or delayed because of the dominant easterly winds which have resulted in high temperatures,” he mentioned, including that the temperature ought to attain highest between Rajasthan and Gujarat however it’s managed as a result of thunderstorm cloud and beneficial wind.
