12 November,2026 09:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ratnagiri recorded the state`s highest maximum temperature at 36.2 degrees Celsius, 2.4 degrees above normal. (Pic/ Ashish Raje)
Maharashtra recorded dry weather across all regions on Thursday, with no rainfall reported at any station for which data was available.
According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) daily bulletin, the state's highest maximum temperature was 36.2 degrees Celsius in Ratnagiri, which was 2.4 degrees above normal. The lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Gondia at 12.8 degrees Celsius, 3.3 degrees below normal.
In the Konkan and Goa region, Mumbai's Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees above normal.
Santacruz recorded a maximum of 35.3 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 19.6 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees below normal.
Ratnagiri recorded the state's highest maximum temperature at 36.2 degrees Celsius, 2.4 degrees above normal. Its minimum temperature was 20.6 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees below normal.
Dahanu recorded a maximum of 34.9 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 20.4 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below normal. Alibag recorded a maximum of 32.4 degrees Celsius, 1 degree below normal, while its minimum temperature was unavailable.
Panjim's maximum temperature was not available, while its minimum was 20.4 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees below normal. No rainfall was reported in the region, although Panjim's rainfall data was unavailable.
At Shivajinagar, Pune, the maximum temperature was 32.6 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees above normal, while the minimum was 14.6 degrees Celsius, 0.8 degrees below normal.
Relative humidity stood at 78 per cent at 8:30 am and 45 per cent at 5:30 pm. No rainfall was recorded during either observation period. The 8:30 pm readings were not available in the bulletin.
The forecast for Friday indicates mainly clear skies, with the maximum temperature expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 15 degrees Celsius.
Pune's seasonal rainfall stands at 42.8 mm against the normal of 90.5 mm, marking a shortfall of 47.7 mm. At Lohgaon, the maximum temperature was 31.2 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees above normal, while the minimum was 16.5 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees above normal.
Solapur was the warmest location in Central Maharashtra, recording a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degrees above normal. Its minimum temperature was 16.7 degrees Celsius.
Ahilyanagar recorded a maximum of 33.6 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 17.3 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees above normal. Satara also recorded a maximum of 33.6 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees above normal, while its minimum was 14.4 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees below normal.
Jalgaon recorded a maximum of 33.4 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 13 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees below normal.
Nashik and Sangli both recorded maximum temperatures of 32.9 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees and 1.1 degrees above normal, respectively. Their minimum temperatures were 13.9 degrees Celsius and 17.1 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Malegaon recorded a maximum of 32 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees above normal, while its minimum temperature was unavailable. Kolhapur recorded a maximum of 31.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 18.2 degrees Celsius.
Mahabaleshwar recorded a maximum of 26.1 degrees Celsius, which was normal for the location, and a minimum of 16.1 degrees Celsius, 1 degree above normal. Ahilyanagar's rainfall data was unavailable.
In Marathwada, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 33.9 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees above normal. This was the largest positive departure from normal among the locations listed in the bulletin. Its minimum temperature was 17.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees above normal.
Dharashiv also recorded a maximum of 33.9 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 17 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees above normal.
Parbhani recorded a maximum temperature of 32.7 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 17.5 degrees Celsius, 0.8 degrees above normal. Data for Nanded and Beed was unavailable.
In Vidarbha, Yavatmal recorded a maximum temperature of 33.4 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 14 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees below normal.
Akola recorded a maximum of 33.3 degrees Celsius, 0.9 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 17.9 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees above normal. Amravati recorded 33 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees above normal, as its maximum, while its minimum was 17.6 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degrees above normal.
Wardha recorded a maximum of 32.5 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 16.2 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal.
Chandrapur recorded a maximum of 32.4 degrees Celsius, 1 degree above normal, and a minimum of 18 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degrees below normal.
Washim also recorded a maximum of 32.4 degrees Celsius, 0.9 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 15.4 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below normal.
Buldhana recorded a maximum of 31.8 degrees Celsius, 2.4 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 18 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees above normal.
Brahmapuri recorded a maximum of 31 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below normal, and a minimum of 17.6 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal.
Nagpur recorded a maximum of 30.8 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees below normal, and a minimum of 14.6 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees below normal.
Gondia recorded the state's lowest minimum temperature at 12.8 degrees Celsius, 3.3 degrees below normal. Its maximum temperature was 29.8 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees below normal.
