At 15.2 degrees Celsius, Mumbai sees year’s lowest temperature once more

MUMBAI: Breaking Wednesday’s record, temperatures in the city dipped further on Thursday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 15.2C, down from 15.3C on the previous day. IMD has forecast minimum temperatures to dip further on Friday.
Thursday’s temperature is now the lowest recorded this year, and the second lowest this season.The lowest was 15C, recorded on December 29, 2020. The Santacruz minimum temperature, representative for Mumbai, was 2.3C below normal. Similarly, the minimum temperature at Colaba was 17.6C, 1.9C below normal.
“Minimum temperatures in and around Mumbai were expected to drop owing to cold winds from the north. Similar conditions are likely to prevail for the next 48 hours. The minimum temperature may further see a dip on Friday,” said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region, IMD.
The day temperatures were lower than normal, but marginally higher than Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the city improved marginally to the ‘poor’ category on Thursday. According to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) Mumbai’s overall AQI was 293.