Summary:
While it was considerably higher on Friday, at 32.6 degrees Celsius, it had remained within a lower range, 26-27 degrees Celsius, earlier this week. Meanwhile, relatively warm night conditions prevailed across the state on Friday, with higher minimum recorded temperatures in some cities including Akola (20.3 degrees Celsius), Solapur (19.9 degrees Celsius), Aurangabad (18.6 degrees Celsius), Kolhapur (19.8 degrees Celsius), Satara (17.4 degrees Celsius) and Nagpur (16.8 degrees Celsius). States such as Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh have also seen heavy snowfall and extremely cold conditions. But within a couple of days, the minimum temperature rose by nearly 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy sky conditions accompanied by moisture had contributed to the sudden increase in both maximum and minimum temperatures over most areas in the state..