Maharashtra weather update: Santacruz, Dahanu and Ratnagiri sizzle at 37.1 degrees Celsius, the highest in the state

Santacruz Dahanu and Ratnagiri recorded a maximum temperature of 371 degrees Celsius on Monday making them the hottest locations among the stations listed in the India Meteorological Departmentrsquos IMD bulletin Mumbai city recorded a maximum temperature of 357 degrees Celsius which was 2 degrees above the normal for the dayThe maximum temperature at Santacruz representative of Mumbai suburbs was 29 degrees above normal while Dahanu recorded a departure of 36 degrees and Ratnagiri 37 degrees above normalMumbai cityrsquos minimum temperature stood at 262 degrees Celsius 15 degrees above normal At Santacruz the minimum temperature was 225 degrees Celsius 05 degrees below normalMumbai and surrounding coastal areas record varied temperaturesAlibag recorded a maximum temperature of 319 degrees Celsius 16 degrees below normal Its minimum temperature was 262 degrees Celsius which was 29 degrees above normalThe readings across the coastal belt varied with the maximum temperatures at Santacruz Dahanu and Ratnagiri reaching 371 degrees Celsius while Alibag recorded a comparatively lower daytime temperatureSolapur records 364 degrees Celsius Pune stations cross 34 degrees CelsiusIn other parts of Maharashtra Solapur recorded a maximum temperature of 364 degrees Celsius 34 degrees above normal Akola recorded 36 degrees Celsius while Amravati and Jalgaon both registered 354 degrees CelsiusSatara recorded a maximum temperature of 349 degrees Celsius while Punersquos Lohegaon station recorded 346 degrees Celsius Punersquos Shivajinagar station registered 342 degrees Celsius Nashik recorded a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius while Kolhapur recorded 329 degrees Celsius Mahabaleshwar meanwhile recorded the statersquos lower maximum among these locations at 274 degrees CelsiusThe minimum temperature at Jalgaon was 154 degrees Celsius the lowest among the stations listed in the bulletin Nashik recorded a minimum of 162 degrees Celsius while Washim and Yavatmal recorded 16 degrees Celsius eachVidarbha sees maximum temperatures above 33 degrees CelsiusSeveral stations in Vidarbha recorded maximum temperatures above 33 degrees Celsius Chandrapur recorded 35 degrees Celsius while Wardha registered 349 degrees Celsius Washim recorded 346 degrees Celsius Yavatmal 344 degrees Celsius and Nagpur 342 degrees CelsiusGondia recorded a maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius while Buldhana registered 332 degrees Celsius and Bramhapuri 33 degrees Celsius Amravati recorded 354 degrees Celsius and Akola 36 degrees CelsiusThe minimum temperatures varied across the region Gondia recorded a minimum of 165 degrees Celsius while Nagpurrsquos minimum was 172 degrees Celsius The minimum temperature at Amravati was 189 degrees CelsiusPune records a seasonal rainfall deficitThe IMD bulletin also reported a significant seasonal rainfall deficit for Pune The cityrsquos seasonal rainfall stood at 14 mm against the normal of 724 mm a departure of minus 71 mmFor Tuesday the forecast for Pune indicated mainly clear skies becoming partly cloudy towards the afternoon or evening The maximum and minimum temperatures were expected to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius respectively