Maharashtra weather today: Ratnagiri hottest at 37.2 degrees Celsius, while Yavatmal feels the chills at 14.6 degrees Celsius

Maharashtra weather today continued to be warm and largely dry with Ratnagiri recording the statersquos highest maximum temperature at 372 degrees Celsius 38 degrees above normal the weather department stated on TuesdayIn contrast Yavatmal in Vidarbha recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 146 degrees Celsius 38 degrees below normal highlighting the contrasting temperature patterns across the stateNo rainfall was recorded at any station with a reported figureAccording to the India Meteorological Department IMD several stations across the Konkan Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada recorded abovenormal daytime temperatures while parts of Vidarbha experienced cooler nights and some belownormal daytime readingsKonkan and Goa record highest temperaturesRatnagiri emerged as the hottest location in Maharashtra recording a maximum temperature of 372 degrees CelsiusDahanu followed at 367 degrees Celsius 32 degrees above normal while Mumbairsquos Santacruz observatory recorded 366 degrees Celsius 24 degrees above normalMumbais Colaba observatory and Goas Panjim both recorded maximum temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius 23 degrees and 33 degrees above normal respectivelyAlibag registered 355 degrees Celsius two degrees above normalNight temperatures remained above normal at some coastal stations Colaba recorded a minimum of 264 degrees Celsius while Alibag registered 262 degrees Celsius 29 degrees above normalHowever Ratnagiri Santacruz Dahanu and Panjim recorded minimum temperatures below their respective normal levelsRainfall was nil at Mumbai Santacruz Alibag Ratnagiri and DahanuPune to see clear skies partly cloudy conditions laterPune is expected to witness mainly clear skies on Wednesday with partly cloudy conditions likely during the afternoon and eveningThe maximum temperature is forecast to be around 34 degrees Celsius while the minimum is expected to hover around 17 degrees CelsiusOn Tuesday Punersquos Shivajinagar observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 337 degrees Celsius 22 degrees above normal and a minimum of 163 degrees Celsius 09 degrees below normalRelative humidity dropped from 60 per cent at 830 am to 34 per cent at 530 pm No rainfall was recorded during either reporting periodPunersquos seasonal rainfall remains significantly below normal at 14 mm against the normal of 742 mm resulting in a deficit of 728 mmCentral Maharashtra records abovenormal daytime temperaturesCentral Maharashtra weather today continued to be warm during the daytime with all reporting stations recording maximum temperatures above normalJalgaon recorded 358 degrees Celsius followed by Solapur at 356 degrees Celsius and Ahilyanagar at 348 degrees CelsiusAhilyanagarrsquos maximum was three degrees above normal while its minimum temperature of 211 degrees Celsius was 36 degrees above normal indicating a particularly warm nightLohgaon recorded a maximum of 341 degrees Celsius while Sangli and Satara registered 344 degrees Celsius and 338 degrees Celsius respectivelyNashik recorded 337 degrees Celsius and Kolhapur registered 332 degrees CelsiusMahabaleshwar remained the coolest station in the region with a maximum temperature of 261 degrees Celsius marginally above normal at 01 degreesMinimum temperatures were mixed across the region with several stations recording belownormal readings Satararsquos minimum of 165 degrees Celsius was 18 degrees below normal while Sangli recorded 185 degrees Celsius 13 degrees below normalNo rainfall was reported at the regionrsquos reporting stationsMarathwada remains warm and dryMarathwada also recorded abovenormal maximum temperatures across its reporting stationsParbhani recorded the highest maximum in the region at 339 degrees Celsius 16 degrees above normal Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar registered 337 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normal while Dharashiv recorded 336 degrees Celsius 17 degrees above normalMinimum temperatures stood at 186 degrees Celsius in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and 19 degrees Celsius in Dharashiv both above normal Parbhani recorded a minimum of 17 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normalVidarbha records statersquos lowest minimum temperatureVidarbha experienced a contrast between warm daytime conditions at several stations and cooler nights Yavatmal recorded the statersquos lowest minimum temperature at 146 degrees Celsius 38 degrees below normalGondia recorded a minimum of 168 degrees Celsius 27 degrees below normal while Nagpur registered 174 degrees Celsius 12 degrees below normalWashim and Wardha also recorded minimum temperatures of 174 degrees Celsius below their respective normal levelsOn the maximum temperature front Akola recorded 349 degrees Celsius followed by Amravati at 346 degrees Celsius Wardha registered 338 degrees Celsius while Yavatmal recorded 336 degrees CelsiusBramhapuri and Gondia recorded maximum temperatures of 315 degrees Celsius each both below normal Nagpur registered 326 degrees Celsius 01 degree below normalNo rainfall was recorded at any reporting station in VidarbhaWith Ratnagiri recording the statersquos highest maximum temperature and Yavatmal the lowest minimum Tuesdayrsquos IMD observations highlighted the variation in weather conditions across Maharashtra with dry conditions prevailing at all stations reporting rainfall figures