Fri, 9 Oct, 2026, 06:15 pm
Reported by The Times of India
Mumbai: The city continued to swelter for the second consecutive day on Friday with the Santacruz weather station — which is considered the benchmark for Mumbai — recording a maximum temperature of 37.8°C, slightly higher than Thursday’s 37.6°C and 4.7°C above normal.
The last seven days saw the Santacruz observatory record three of the 10 highest Oct temperatures since 1951 when record keeping started — 37.4°C on Oct 3, 37.6°C on Oct 8 and 37.8°C on Oct 9.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) retained its yellow alert for a heatwave in Mumbai and Thane on Friday, and issued a yellow alert for hot and humid conditions at isolated places on Saturday.
IMD attributed the spike in temperatures to an anticyclone over Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, which has stalled the sea breeze that normally brings relief from daytime heat along the coast.
IMD’s Colaba observatory logged a maximum of 37°C, which was 4.4°C above normal and also among the highest Oct recordings since 2014, when it recorded 37°C on Oct 17. The highest during the period was 37.2°C on Oct 30, 2018. Santacruz station’s reading of 37.8°C was the third highest for the month of Oct in 12 years, along with Oct 10, 2018, with the highest being 38.6°C on Oct 17, 2015, followed by 38°C on Oct 29, 2018.
