Maharashtra weather: Dry conditions prevail across state as Dahanu records 37.4 degrees Celsius; Pune AQI stands at 298

Maharashtra continued to experience contrasting weather conditions on Monday with daytime temperatures remaining above normal across most reporting stations while several parts of the state recorded cooler nightsDahanu in Konkan emerged as the hottest location recording a maximum temperature of 374 degrees Celsius while Jalgaon in Madhya Maharashtra registered the lowest minimum temperature at 136 degrees Celsius according to the India Meteorological Department IMDOf the 30 stations reporting temperature data in the IMD bulletin 26 recorded maximum temperatures above normal while 15 registered minimum temperatures below normal No reporting station recorded measurable rainfallMeanwhile air quality remained a concern in several parts of Maharashtra with Pune recording an Air Quality Index AQI of 298 placing it in the poor category according to the Central Pollution Control Boards CPCB SAMEER appDahanu records highest maximum Jalgaon sees lowest minimumDahanu recorded a maximum temperature of 374 degrees Celsius which was 42 degrees above normal marking the highest maximum temperature as well as the largest positive departure in the bulletin Despite the hot afternoon the minimum temperature dropped to 195 degrees Celsius 27 degrees below normalJalgaon recorded a maximum of 346 degrees Celsius 11 degrees above normal while its minimum temperature fell to 136 degrees Celsius 23 degrees below normalYavatmal recorded the sharpest dip in minimum temperature with the mercury settling at 145 degrees Celsius 33 degrees below normalOn the other hand Mahabaleshwar recorded the states lowest maximum temperature at 252 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normalMumbai records 371 degrees CelsiusMumbai continued to experience warm daytime conditions with the maximum temperature reaching 371 degrees Celsius 31 degrees above normal The minimum temperature stood at 262 degrees Celsius also 21 degrees above normalAt the Santacruz observatory the maximum temperature was 361 degrees Celsius 17 degrees above normal while the minimum settled at 22 degrees Celsius marginally above normalAlibag recorded a maximum of 373 degrees Celsius 34 degrees above normal while its minimum of 26 degrees Celsius was 38 degrees above normal Ratnagiri recorded 365 degrees Celsius during the day 26 degrees above normal and a minimum of 22 degrees Celsius 03 degrees below normalAll reporting stations in Mumbai Santacruz Alibag Ratnagiri and Dahanu recorded nil rainfallSolapur records 351degC nights turn cooler in NashikSolapur recorded the highest maximum temperature in Madhya Maharashtra at 351 degrees Celsius 25 degrees above normal Its minimum temperature however settled at 184 degrees Celsius 02 degrees below normalPunes Shivajinagar observatory recorded a maximum of 319 degrees Celsius 09 degrees above normal while the minimum stood at 149 degrees Celsius 09 degrees below normal At the Lohgaon observatory the maximum was 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum was 175 degrees CelsiusAhilyanagar recorded a maximum of 338 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 231 degrees Celsius The minimum was 76 degrees above normal marking the highest positive departure among minimum temperature readings in the regionKolhapur recorded 321 degrees Celsius during the day and 20 degrees Celsius at night while Sangli registered a maximum of 338 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 207 degrees CelsiusNashik and Malegaon witnessed relatively cooler nights with minimum temperatures of 143 degrees Celsius and 144 degrees Celsius respectively Satara recorded a maximum of 338 degrees Celsius while its minimum dropped to 152 degrees Celsius 17 degrees below normal Mahabaleshwar remained relatively cooler with a maximum of 252 degrees CelsiusAll reporting stations across Madhya Maharashtra recorded nil rainfallMarathwada continues to remain dryDry weather prevailed across the reporting stations in Marathwada with temperatures remaining above normal during both daytime and nighttimeDharashiv recorded a maximum temperature of 332 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 184 degrees Celsius both 15 degrees above normalParbhani registered a maximum of 333 degrees Celsius 15 degrees above normal while its minimum stood at 183 degrees Celsius 14 degrees above normalChhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius 2 degrees above normal and a minimum of 164 degrees Celsius marginally above normalAll three reporting stations recorded nil rainfall Temperature data for Nanded and Beed were unavailable in the bulletinVidarbha records warm afternoons and cooler nightsAkola recorded the highest maximum temperature in Vidarbha at 345 degrees Celsius 14 degrees above normalAmravati followed with 344 degrees Celsius 3 degrees above normal while Washim and Wardha recorded 342 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius respectivelyChandrapur registered a maximum of 336 degrees Celsius 21 degrees above normal while Nagpur recorded 33 degrees Celsius 11 degrees above normalMinimum temperatures however remained below normal at several locations Yavatmal recorded 145 degrees Celsius while Gondia registered 144 degrees Celsius both 27 degrees below normalNagpur recorded a minimum of 156 degrees Celsius 13 degrees below normal while Wardhas minimum stood at 165 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normal Chandrapur recorded 18 degrees Celsius and Akola 177 degrees Celsius both below normalWashim was an exception recording a minimum of 194 degrees Celsius 25 degrees above normal Buldhana registered a maximum of 324 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 19 degrees Celsius while Brahmapuri recorded a maximum of 321 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 185 degrees CelsiusAll 10 reporting stations across Vidarbha recorded nil rainfallPune to see clear skies seasonal rainfall deficit persistsPune is likely to experience mainly clear skies on Tuesday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius and 15 degrees Celsius respectively The IMD has forecast no rainfallThe Shivajinagar observatory recorded zero rainfall at both 830 am and 530 pm on Monday Relative humidity dropped from 79 per cent at 830 am to 40 per cent at 530 pm The 830 pm readings were unavailablePunes seasonal rainfall stood at 428 mm against the normal of 835 mm resulting in a deficit of 407 mmPune AQI touches 298 Malegaon records 282While dry weather continued across Maharashtra air quality remained a concern in several cities Pune recorded an AQI of 298 on Monday placing it in the poor category 201ndash300 according to the CPCBs SAMEER appMalegaon followed with an AQI of 282 while Nashik and Nagpur both recorded 248 Parbhani registered 233 and Chandrapur recorded 208 with all five cities falling in the poor categoryAmong other cities Akola recorded an AQI of 191 Beed 158 Amravati 118 and Sangli 107 all falling in the moderate category 101ndash200Solapur recorded the lowest AQI among the listed Maharashtra cities at 94 placing it in the satisfactory category 51ndash100In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region South Mumbai recorded an AQI of 172 while Kalyan registered 165 Navi Mumbai 160 and Thane 143 All four locations remained in the moderate categoryAQI readings for several monitoring stations across the state were unavailable on the CPCBs SAMEER app at the time of checking