November heat in Maharashtra: Ratnagiri crosses 36 degrees Celsius while Gondia records lowest minimum

Maharashtra recorded dry weather across all regions on Thursday with no rainfall reported at any station for which data was availableAccording to the India Meteorological Departmentrsquos IMD daily bulletin the statersquos highest maximum temperature was 362 degrees Celsius in Ratnagiri which was 24 degrees above normal The lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Gondia at 128 degrees Celsius 33 degrees below normalRatnagiri records states highest temperatureIn the Konkan and Goa region Mumbais Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 351 degrees Celsius 16 degrees above normal and a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius 13 degrees above normalSantacruz recorded a maximum of 353 degrees Celsius 14 degrees above normal and a minimum of 196 degrees Celsius 2 degrees below normalRatnagiri recorded the states highest maximum temperature at 362 degrees Celsius 24 degrees above normal Its minimum temperature was 206 degrees Celsius 12 degrees below normalDahanu recorded a maximum of 349 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normal and a minimum of 204 degrees Celsius 16 degrees below normal Alibag recorded a maximum of 324 degrees Celsius 1 degree below normal while its minimum temperature was unavailablePanjims maximum temperature was not available while its minimum was 204 degrees Celsius 22 degrees below normal No rainfall was reported in the region although Panjims rainfall data was unavailablePune records maximum of 326 degrees CelsiusAt Shivajinagar Pune the maximum temperature was 326 degrees Celsius 19 degrees above normal while the minimum was 146 degrees Celsius 08 degrees below normalRelative humidity stood at 78 per cent at 830 am and 45 per cent at 530 pm No rainfall was recorded during either observation period The 830 pm readings were not available in the bulletinThe forecast for Friday indicates mainly clear skies with the maximum temperature expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 15 degrees CelsiusPunes seasonal rainfall stands at 428 mm against the normal of 905 mm marking a shortfall of 477 mm At Lohgaon the maximum temperature was 312 degrees Celsius 05 degrees above normal while the minimum was 165 degrees Celsius 11 degrees above normalSolapur records highest maximum in Central MaharashtraSolapur was the warmest location in Central Maharashtra recording a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius 28 degrees above normal Its minimum temperature was 167 degrees CelsiusAhilyanagar recorded a maximum of 336 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normal and a minimum of 173 degrees Celsius 2 degrees above normal Satara also recorded a maximum of 336 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normal while its minimum was 144 degrees Celsius 19 degrees below normalJalgaon recorded a maximum of 334 degrees Celsius 05 degrees above normal and a minimum of 13 degrees Celsius 23 degrees below normalNashik and Sangli both recorded maximum temperatures of 329 degrees Celsius 16 degrees and 11 degrees above normal respectively Their minimum temperatures were 139 degrees Celsius and 171 degrees Celsius respectivelyMalegaon recorded a maximum of 32 degrees Celsius 07 degrees above normal while its minimum temperature was unavailable Kolhapur recorded a maximum of 314 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 182 degrees CelsiusMahabaleshwar recorded a maximum of 261 degrees Celsius which was normal for the location and a minimum of 161 degrees Celsius 1 degree above normal Ahilyanagars rainfall data was unavailableChhatrapati Sambhajinagar records highest departure in MarathwadaIn Marathwada Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 339 degrees Celsius 35 degrees above normal This was the largest positive departure from normal among the locations listed in the bulletin Its minimum temperature was 172 degrees Celsius 12 degrees above normalDharashiv also recorded a maximum of 339 degrees Celsius 26 degrees above normal and a minimum of 17 degrees Celsius 05 degrees above normalParbhani recorded a maximum temperature of 327 degrees Celsius 13 degrees above normal and a minimum of 175 degrees Celsius 08 degrees above normal Data for Nanded and Beed was unavailableGondia records states lowest minimum temperatureIn Vidarbha Yavatmal recorded a maximum temperature of 334 degrees Celsius 36 degrees above normal and a minimum of 14 degrees Celsius 36 degrees below normalAkola recorded a maximum of 333 degrees Celsius 09 degrees above normal and a minimum of 179 degrees Celsius 04 degrees above normal Amravati recorded 33 degrees Celsius 23 degrees above normal as its maximum while its minimum was 176 degrees Celsius 02 degrees above normalWardha recorded a maximum of 325 degrees Celsius 15 degrees above normal and a minimum of 162 degrees Celsius 05 degrees below normalChandrapur recorded a maximum of 324 degrees Celsius 1 degree above normal and a minimum of 18 degrees Celsius 02 degrees below normalWashim also recorded a maximum of 324 degrees Celsius 09 degrees above normal and a minimum of 154 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normalBuldhana recorded a maximum of 318 degrees Celsius 24 degrees above normal and a minimum of 18 degrees Celsius 04 degrees above normalBrahmapuri recorded a maximum of 31 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normal and a minimum of 176 degrees Celsius 04 degrees below normalNagpur recorded a maximum of 308 degrees Celsius 07 degrees below normal and a minimum of 146 degrees Celsius 19 degrees below normalGondia recorded the states lowest minimum temperature at 128 degrees Celsius 33 degrees below normal Its maximum temperature was 298 degrees Celsius 12 degrees below normal