Deutsche Tageszeitung - Ratnagiri Records Maharashtra's Highest Temperature at 35.5°C

Ratnagiri recorded Maharashtra’s highest maximum temperature of 35.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) daily weather bulletin. The reading was 17 degrees Celsius above the normal average. On Friday, the coastal district had previously recorded a high of 36.1 degrees Celsius.

In Mumbai, the maximum temperature stood at 34.7 degrees Celsius. The Santacruz observatory, which represents the suburbs, registered a slightly higher maximum of 34.9 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperatures at these two stations were 24 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius, respectively. No rainfall was reported in the city.

At the other end of the temperature scale, Yavatmal recorded the state’s lowest minimum temperature at 12.4 degrees Celsius, which was 5.2 degrees Celsius below normal. Gondia followed with a minimum of 12.6 degrees Celsius.

Several parts of Maharashtra reported maximum temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Solapur registered 34.2 degrees Celsius, while Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded 33.5 degrees Celsius. Yavatmal and Akola reported maximum temperatures of 33.4 degrees Celsius and 33.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.

In the Konkan and Goa region, Dahanu registered a maximum temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius, while Panjim recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius. Ratnagiri’s minimum temperature stood at 21.6 degrees Celsius, while Dahanu recorded 20 degrees Celsius and Panjim 18.8 degrees Celsius.

Other locations in Madhya Maharashtra also reported warm daytime conditions. Satara recorded a maximum of 32.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Sangli at 32.2 degrees Celsius and Nashik at 31.9 degrees Celsius.

Pune recorded a maximum temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 13.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies for Sunday, with maximum and minimum temperatures expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius and 14 degrees Celsius, respectively. The city’s relative humidity stood at 90 percent at 8:30 am and dropped to 35 percent by 5:30 pm. No rainfall was recorded during the reporting period.

Other locations in Madhya Maharashtra also recorded relatively low minimum temperatures. Jalgaon registered 13.5 degrees Celsius, Nashik 13.4 degrees Celsius, Satara 14.1 degrees Celsius, and Malegaon 14.4 degrees Celsius.

In Vidarbha, Nagpur recorded a minimum temperature of 14.4 degrees Celsius, Amravati 14.1 degrees Celsius, and Washim 16.2 degrees Celsius. Wardha’s minimum temperature stood at 15.5 degrees Celsius, while Chandrapur recorded 17 degrees Celsius.

The IMD bulletin reported nil or zero rainfall across the listed reporting stations in Maharashtra. Pune’s seasonal rainfall stood at 428 mm against a normal of 916 mm, marking a deficit of 488 mm.

(L.Møller--DTZ)