India, Dec. 16 -- The week began on a cold note for Mumbaikars as the Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 16.9degC on Monday, 1.6degC below normal. The temperature was lower than Sunday's minimum at 17.2degC, though it was higher than Friday's minimum at 14.9degC, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

At the Colaba observatory, the minimum temperature stood at 21degC, 0.1degC below normal.

Daytime temperatures continued to remain warm, with Santacruz recording a maximum of 32.5degC, 0.2degC above normal, and Colaba recording a maximum of 33.2degC, 1.2degC above normal.

IMD officials said the sustained dip in night temperatures was due to strong northerly winds influencing the region.

"Northerly wi...