In what became a record-breaking phenomenon, on April 16 when the IMD declared a “severe heatwave”, the maximum temperatures soared to 39.7 degrees Celsius, making it the city’s hottest April day in over a decade.
Mumbai News Live Updates: IMD Mumbai said that a yellow alert has been sounded for the city as well as its neighbouring districts of Thane and Raigad until Thursday.
Mumbai weather: The Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) recorded 9.2 mm rainfall, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 5.2 mm rainfall over the last 24 hours, officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said., Mumbai News, Times Now