India, Feb. 16 -- On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) weather station in Santacruz, representative of Mumbai, recorded a maximum temperature of 36.1 degrees Celsius, which was 4.5 degrees above normal, and a minimum temperature of 18.9 degrees. The Colaba weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 32.4 degrees Celsius, which was 2.2 degrees above normal, and a minimum temperature of 21.2 degrees, Celsius which was 1.5 degrees above normal.

IMD Mumbai director Sunil Kamble attributed the rising temperature to the transition period of seasons. "Every year in February we see warmer days as the season is changing. But the higher temperature is also because the city experienced westerly winds till noon and northerly ...