Maharashtra weather update: Dahanu sizzles at 35.7 degrees Celsius, highest in state

Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 347 degrees Celsius on Friday while Dahanu reported the highest maximum temperature in Maharashtra at 357 degrees Celsius according to the India Meteorological Department IMDThe weather across several parts of Maharashtra remained largely dry with no rainfall recorded at most reporting stations The IMDs daily weather bulletin stated that Pune is likely to witness mainly clear skies becoming partly cloudy towards the afternoon or evening on Saturday Light rain or thundershowers are expected in the Ghat areas of PuneMumbai records warm dayMumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 347 degrees Celsius which was 04 degrees above normalThe minimum temperature stood at 272 degrees Celsius 29 degrees above normal At Santacruz the maximum temperature was 326 degrees Celsius 21 degrees below normal while the minimum was 252 degrees Celsius 29 degrees above normalAlibag recorded a maximum temperature of 345 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 274 degrees Celsius Dahanu reported 357 degrees Celsius the highest maximum temperature in the state while its minimum temperature was 227 degrees Celsius Ratnagiri recorded a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 239 degrees CelsiusNo rainfall was recorded at the reporting stations across the Konkan region including Mumbai Santacruz Alibag Ratnagiri and DahanuPune records 335 degrees CelsiusPune recorded a maximum temperature of 335 degrees Celsius two degrees above normal while the minimum temperature was 219 degrees Celsius six degrees above normal At Lohegaon the maximum temperature was 348 degrees Celsius 33 degrees above normal and the minimum stood at 23 degrees Celsius 71 degrees above normalSolapur recorded the highest maximum temperature in Madhya Maharashtra at 354 degrees Celsius followed by Satara at 342 degrees Celsius Sangli recorded 336 degrees Celsius Ahilyanagar 33 degrees Celsius Kolhapur 322 degrees Celsius and Nashik 325 degrees CelsiusMahabaleshwar recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the state at 172 degrees Celsius while its maximum temperature stood at 251 degrees CelsiusMarathwada sees abovenormal temperaturesIn Marathwada Dharashiv recorded a maximum temperature of 339 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 188 degrees Celsius Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded 336 degrees Celsius as its maximum and 212 degrees Celsius as its minimumParbhani reported a maximum temperature of 346 degrees Celsius 27 degrees above normal while its minimum stood at 202 degrees CelsiusVidarbha records relatively lower maximum temperaturesSeveral parts of Vidarbha recorded maximum temperatures below 32 degrees Celsius Akola recorded 319 degrees Celsius Amravati 314 degrees Celsius Chandrapur 314 degrees Celsius Wardha 30 degrees Celsius and Yavatmal 30 degrees CelsiusBuldhana Bramhapuri and Nagpur each recorded a maximum temperature of 296 degrees Celsius Gondia reported 266 degrees Celsius the lowest maximum temperature among the listed stations in the region Yavatmal recorded a minimum temperature of 176 degrees Celsius while Gondia reported 185 degrees CelsiusPune rainfall remains below normalPune recorded 03 mm of rainfall in the 24hour period ending at 830 am on Friday The citys seasonal rainfall stood at 17 mm against a normal of 765 mm marking a deficit of 748 mmFor Saturday the IMD has forecast mainly clear skies in Pune becoming partly cloudy towards the afternoon or evening Light rain or thundershowers are likely in the Ghat areas The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius respectively