Maharashtra heatwave: Ratnagiri records 39.4 degrees Celsius, highest temperature in state

Maharashtra continued to experience abovenormal temperatures on Tuesday October 13 with Ratnagiri in the Konkan recording the states highest maximum temperature of 394 degrees Celsius 7 degrees above normalSeveral other stations also recorded significantly higherthannormal daytime temperatures while dry conditions prevailed across the state with no rainfall reported at any stationAccording to the weather report Beed in Marathwada recorded 38 degrees Celsius 64 degrees above normal while Yavatmal in Vidarbha registered 382 degrees Celsius 65 degrees above normal Jalgaon in north Maharashtra recorded the states lowest minimum temperature at 176 degrees Celsius 23 degrees below normalMumbai records 364 degrees Celsius as Konkan temperatures remain highMumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 364 degrees Celsius 32 degrees above normal while the minimum stood at 265 degrees Celsius 11 degrees above normalRatnagiri topped the states maximum temperature readings at 394 degrees Celsius followed by Dahanu at 363 degrees Celsius 26 degrees above normal and Alibag at 351 degrees Celsius 21 degrees above normalAlibag also recorded the states highest minimum temperature at 279 degrees Celsius 37 degrees above normal Ratnagiris minimum was 228 degrees Celsius 08 degrees below normal while Dahanu recorded 24 degrees Celsius 05 degrees below normal Santacruz recorded a minimum of 24 degrees Celsius and Panjim 236 degrees CelsiusPune forecast to remain mainly clear seasonal rainfall deficit at 488 mmPunes Shivajinagar station recorded a maximum temperature of 351 degrees Celsius 35 degrees above normal and a minimum of 194 degrees Celsius marginally below normalRelative humidity stood at 68 per cent at 830 am and 31 per cent at 530 pm No rainfall was recorded during the reporting periodFor Wednesday the forecast for Pune indicates mainly clear skies with maximum and minimum temperatures expected to be around 35 degrees Celsius and 19 degrees Celsius respectivelyThe citys seasonal rainfall stood at just 14 mm against the normal of 502 mm leaving a deficit of 488 mmSolapur Satara and Nashik record abovenormal temperaturesSeveral stations in Madhya Maharashtra also reported temperatures above normal Solapur recorded a maximum of 368 degrees Celsius 4 degrees above normal while Jalgaon reached 366 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normalSatara recorded 358 degrees Celsius 43 degrees above normal followed by Nashik at 355 degrees Celsius 31 degrees above normal and Lohgaon at 354 degrees Celsius 38 degrees above normal Kolhapur recorded 343 degrees Celsius while Mahabaleshwar registered 279 degrees CelsiusNight temperatures were also elevated at some locations Ahilyanagar recorded a minimum of 233 degrees Celsius 51 degrees above normal the highest positive departure among the minimumtemperature readings in the report Lohgaon recorded a minimum of 211 degrees Celsius 16 degrees above normalIn contrast Jalgaon recorded a minimum of 176 degrees Celsius 23 degrees below normal while Nashiks minimum of 184 degrees Celsius was 08 degrees below normalBeed and Yavatmal cross 38 degrees CelsiusIn Marathwada Beed recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius 64 degrees above normal Parbhani registered 351 degrees Celsius 25 degrees above normal while its minimum temperature was 201 degrees Celsius 04 degrees below normalChhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded a minimum of 21 degrees Celsius 13 degrees above normal while Dharashiv registered 208 degrees Celsius 1 degree above normalVidarbha also experienced elevated daytime temperatures Yavatmal recorded 382 degrees Celsius 65 degrees above normal while Amravati registered 368 degrees Celsius 39 degrees above normal Akola reached 366 degrees Celsius while Washim and Buldhana recorded 36 degrees Celsius and 358 degrees Celsius respectivelyBuldhanas maximum was 52 degrees above normal one of the sharpest positive departures in the region Nagpur recorded 34 degrees Celsius 06 degrees above normal while Gondia was the only station in the region to record a maximum below normal at 33 degrees Celsius 03 degrees below normalVidarbha records contrasting night temperaturesMinimum temperatures in Vidarbha varied across the region Chandrapur recorded 238 degrees Celsius 08 degrees above normal followed by Akola at 236 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normal and Brahmapuri at 23 degrees Celsius 14 degrees above normalAmravati recorded a minimum of 211 degrees Celsius while Nagpur registered 204 degrees Celsius marginally below normal Washims minimum was 19 degrees Celsius 15 degrees below normal while Gondia recorded 186 degrees Celsius 3 degrees below normal the largest negative departure among the minimumtemperature readings in the reportWith no rainfall reported across the state Maharashtra continued to experience dry weather alongside elevated daytime temperatures at several monitoring stations