Minimum temperature rises, but one degree fall likely

MUMBAI: Minimum temperatures in the city have been swinging up and down ever since untimely rains early last Saturday. Minimum temperatures were once again above 20 degrees Celsius on Wednesday in Colaba and Santa Cruz.
It was an 8.8 degree rise in minimum temperatures between Monday and Wednesday in Santa Cruz, as on Wednesday the minimum temperature recorded was 20.8 degrees Celsius, while in Colaba it was 21.8 degrees Celsius.
Minimum temperatures recorded in Colaba and Santa Cruz were 22.4 degrees Celsius and 21.8 degrees Celsius on December 13.
They started dropping after rains hit the city (30mm in Colaba and 1.5mm in Santa Cruz) post-midnight on Friday due to a trough that developed in the Arabian Sea.
“The trough no longer persists, while the winds which were northerly to north westerly have become north easterly The minimum temperatures are likely to fall by a degree more,” said V K Rajeev, regional director, India Meteorological Department, Mumbai.
On Monday, however, minimum temperatures fell up to 12 degrees Celsius and Santa Cruz recorded a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius. The weatherman had said the untimely rains and north westerly winds had brought in the severe drop in temperature.
On Wednesday, the minimum temperature in Colaba was 1.0 degrees below normal, but in Santa Cruz it was 0.1 degrees above normal. The maximum temperatures recorded in Colaba were 29.2 degrees Celsius and in Santa Cruz 30.8 degrees Celsius.
Mumbaikars said coping with such weather fluctuations was getting difficult. “While at night it was very cold, in the afternoon it got very hot. One tends to get affected by this fluctuation everyday, as you put on your woolens and socks when you feel cold, but the next day it is back to normal,” said Khar resident Anandini Thakoor.
Humidity levels on Wednesday were 35% in Colaba and 38% in Santa Cruz.
The minimum temperatures started to fall post-November 20 this year. On November 22, the minimum recorded in Santa Cruz was 19.7 degrees Celsius.