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Mumbai Hits Second-Highest October Temperature in 13 Years, Relief Tuesday
Mumbai had a very hot Sunday in October.
The temperature at the Santacruz weather station reached 38°C.
That is much warmer than usual for this time of year.
It was the second-hottest October day recorded there in 13 years.
The hottest October reading in that period was 38.6°C in 2015.
Forecasters expected hot and humid weather to continue in the short term.
An environmental science professor linked the early heat to the monsoon ending early and a long dry spell.
The weather department said temperatures should start to come down from Tuesday.
Mumbai’s Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 38°C on Sunday, 4.9°C above normal.
It was the city’s second-highest October maximum in 13 years; the record was 38.6°C on October 17, 2015.
The forecast for the next 24 hours gave maximum and minimum temperatures of about 37°C and 26°C.
No heatwave alert was issued, but hot and humid conditions were expected to continue.
IMD Mumbai Director Bikram Singh said temperatures should gradually decrease from Tuesday.
- Who
- Mumbai residents; the India Meteorological Department (IMD) provided the forecast.
- What
- Santacruz recorded 38°C, the second-highest October maximum temperature in 13 years.
- Where
- Santacruz, Mumbai.
- When
- The reading was recorded on Sunday; temperatures were expected to gradually decrease from Tuesday.
- Why
- A Mumbai University environmental science professor attributed the early high temperatures to the early withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and a long dry spell in September.
Key facts
- Sunday maximum
- 38°C at the Santacruz observatory
- Difference from normal
- 4.9°C above normal
- October ranking
- Second-highest maximum temperature in 13 years
- Previous record
- 38.6°C on October 17, 2015
- Next 24-hour forecast
- Maximum around 37°C and minimum around 26°C
- Heatwave alert
- No alert was issued
- Expected change
- Temperatures expected to gradually decrease from Tuesday
Quotes
Unnamed Mumbai University environmental science professor
A professor of environmental science at Mumbai University who was not named.
“Maximum temperature around 37°C in October is not new for Mumbai. However, this year the temperatures are above normal quite early in the month, which can be directly attributed to early withdrawal of southwest monsoon. The normal monsoon withdrawal date from Mumbai is around October 10, which this year was on October 3, added with long dry spell in September. This results in increased ground temperature.”
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“When the region has northeasterly winds, the temperature goes up. Additionally, the heatwave like conditions are felt when the winds settles down in the Arabian sea later on the day (post-noon) as the day time temperature remains high.”
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