Summary:
As per weather blogging site Vagaries of Weather run by group of weather forecasting enthusiasts several areas adjoining Mumbai like Thane (43.4 degree Celsius), Karjat (44.9degree Celsius) Palghar (40.9 degree Celsius) Khopoli (44.5 degree Celsius) too saw sharp rise in maximum temperatures. The city started the week on a sizzling note, with the maximum temperature on Monday touching 40.3 degrees Celsius, enveloping the city in a heat wave. Temperatures above 40 degree Celsius in March since 2009 He pointed out how it was a "very dry heat" that caught citizens unawares on Monday, which is quite unusual for humid Mumbai. It was the fifth time since 2009, and second year in a row, that the mercury topped 40 degrees Celsius on March 25..