In what is making for an exceptionally warm April with the city witnessing record shattering temperatures, Mumbai has witnessed five heatwave days in the month of April so far, including a 'severe heatwave' alert sounded on April 16.
On Friday, the coastal observatory situated in Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 29.5 degree Celsius, which was one degree below the normal. Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures recorded at the Santacruz observatory stood at 19.5 degrees.