Summary:
The increase in the minimum temperature has led to warmer days in the city despite a drop in the maximum temperature. The minimum temperature recorded on Sunday morning was 24.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. The Met department predicted that the minimum temperature will continue to increase next week. On Sunday evening, interiors of Maharashtra recorded temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius. According to IMD, a heatwave is declared when the temperature touches 40 degrees Celsius in the plains and continues for two to three days or is above 4.5 to 6.5 degrees Celsius above normal..