Mumbai witnesses slight dip in maximum temperature
According to IMD, heatwave warnings are issued when the temperature of any coastal station reaches 37 degrees celsius and the departure from normal is between 4.5 to 6.4 degrees.
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The city has been witnessing 'heatwave-like' conditions with maximum temperatures suddenly rising to 38.9 degrees celsius. (Representational)After a steep rise in daytime temperature in Mumbai, the city recorded a slight dip in the maximum temperature. However, the maximum temperature was still above normal.
On Friday, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 37.7 degrees which was 4.1 degrees above normal. Meanwhile, the IMD Colaba observatory recorded maximum temperatures of 34.5 degrees which were 1.7 degrees above normal.
The city has been witnessing heatwave ‘like’ conditions with maximum temperatures rising to 38.9 degrees, the highest daytime temperature for the season this month and also the second-highest in a decade.
The nighttime temperatures recorded on Friday were also above normal with the IMD Santacruz recording a minimum temperature of 27 degrees while the IMD Colaba observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 27.2 degrees.
The relative humidity recorded by IMD’s Colaba and Santacruz observatory was 81 per cent and 42 per cent respectively.
According to the weather department, for the next 24 hours, Mumbai’s maximum temperature is expected to remain around 37 degrees coupled with dry weather conditions.
According to IMD, heatwave warnings are issued when the temperature of any coastal station reaches 37 degrees and the departure from normal temperature ranges between 4.5 to 6.4 degrees. When both these conditions are met for a coastal station like Mumbai and when it persists for two days at more than one station then a heatwave is declared for that region. If departures exceed 6.5 then warnings for severe heatwave conditions are issued.
Last year on April 7 Mumbai recorded the highest maximum temperature of 35.8 degrees. The city’s highest maximum temperature for April was recorded on April 14, 1952, when the mercury rose to 42.2 degrees.
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