TCN Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: After heavy rains and the coolest winter, Mumbai on Wednesday, witnessed the hottest day in March, 2011, when Mercury hit 41.6 C temperature in Colaba, south Mumbai and missed all time high record of 41.7. It broke the record of 40.4 C, the hottest day recorded on March, 5 1981.
The suburbs were also on the verge of breaking a 1956 temperature record. On Wednesday, Santacruz recorded a high of 41.3 C, a small shy from the 41.7 degree C recorded 55 years ago. Looking at the temperature records over the last 10 years (month of March), the last time the mercury crossed the 40 C mark was in 2007.
Whether Department has predicted of hotter days in this summer. It reported that Mumbaikars will not be able to have a respite from this soaring weather for next 48 hours. Experts say that the sudden rise in temperature recorded in Colaba has nothing to do with the present natural calamity in Japan. This is quite normal as the temperature increases in the second half of March from 41 to 49 in various parts of our country.