Photos: Mumbai records second hottest December day in a decade

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

After recording the highest December day temperature over the past four years on December 5, weather conditions in Mumbai, helped by warm and dry easterly winds from central India, pushed temperatures on December 8 to 36.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal and the second highest December day temperature in a decade. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the all-time highest December maximum temperature for Mumbai was recorded on December 4, 1987, at 39.8 degrees Celsius.

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A man sits in a partially deserted area of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) yard in Navi Mumbai on December 8. The city witnessed its hottest December day in six years and second hottest day for the month over the past decade on December 8. (Indranil Mukjerjee / AFP)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

A man sits in a partially deserted area of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) yard in Navi Mumbai on December 8. The city witnessed its hottest December day in six years and second hottest day for the month over the past decade on December 8. (Indranil Mukjerjee / AFP)

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Sparse traffic seen on the city’s roads during a nationwide strike by farm unions, in Mumbai on December 8. The maximum temperature at the Santacruz weather observatory, representative of the suburbs and Mumbai, was 36.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees Celsius above normal, HT reported. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Sparse traffic seen on the city’s roads during a nationwide strike by farm unions, in Mumbai on December 8. The maximum temperature at the Santacruz weather observatory, representative of the suburbs and Mumbai, was 36.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees Celsius above normal, HT reported. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

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Workers play cricket at an empty parking area of the APMC yard in Navi Mumbai on December 8. The highest day temperature during December over the past 10 years was recorded on December 1, 2015, at 36.5 degrees Celsius, while the third and fourth highest were 36.3 degrees Celsius on December 6, 2012, and 36.2 degrees Celsius on December 5, 2016. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Workers play cricket at an empty parking area of the APMC yard in Navi Mumbai on December 8. The highest day temperature during December over the past 10 years was recorded on December 1, 2015, at 36.5 degrees Celsius, while the third and fourth highest were 36.3 degrees Celsius on December 6, 2012, and 36.2 degrees Celsius on December 5, 2016. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

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A man feeds seagulls at Mahim Beach in Mumbai on December 9. “Owing to the formation of a weather system over central India, warm and dry easterly winds, termed easterly waves, are moving over the city. While this is already letting temperatures to rise, the sea breeze set in very late on Tuesday (December 8) allowing the maximum temperature to rise further,” Bishwambhar Singh, director, regional meteorological centre, IMD Mumbai, told HT. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

A man feeds seagulls at Mahim Beach in Mumbai on December 9. “Owing to the formation of a weather system over central India, warm and dry easterly winds, termed easterly waves, are moving over the city. While this is already letting temperatures to rise, the sea breeze set in very late on Tuesday (December 8) allowing the maximum temperature to rise further,” Bishwambhar Singh, director, regional meteorological centre, IMD Mumbai, told HT. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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Workers eat lunch in a parked truck at the APMC yard in Navi Mumbai on December 8. The IMD Mumbai regional director further said that while temperatures were high, December 8 saw a drop in humidity and the heat index (air temperature and relative humidity) was low as a result, indicating the perceived heat to be lower. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Workers eat lunch in a parked truck at the APMC yard in Navi Mumbai on December 8. The IMD Mumbai regional director further said that while temperatures were high, December 8 saw a drop in humidity and the heat index (air temperature and relative humidity) was low as a result, indicating the perceived heat to be lower. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

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A vendor waits for customers at APMC market during a nationwide strike, in Mumbai on December 8. The Colaba weather station, representative of south Mumbai region, recorded a maximum temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius for the day, three degrees Celsius above normal. (Shashank Parade / PTI)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

A vendor waits for customers at APMC market during a nationwide strike, in Mumbai on December 8. The Colaba weather station, representative of south Mumbai region, recorded a maximum temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius for the day, three degrees Celsius above normal. (Shashank Parade / PTI)

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People seated by the waterfront in Parel, Mumbai on December 4. Moisture levels for December 8 were low, with 71% and 62% humidity in the suburbs and south Mumbai, respectively. The minimum temperature in the suburbs, meanwhile, was 18.2 degrees Celsius and 22.2 degrees Celsius in the suburbs and south Mumbai, both close to the normal mark. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

People seated by the waterfront in Parel, Mumbai on December 4. Moisture levels for December 8 were low, with 71% and 62% humidity in the suburbs and south Mumbai, respectively. The minimum temperature in the suburbs, meanwhile, was 18.2 degrees Celsius and 22.2 degrees Celsius in the suburbs and south Mumbai, both close to the normal mark. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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Motorists pass a group of people demonstrating in support of farmers’ demands, in Mumbai on December 8. The hot weather kept air pollution in the moderate category as the city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 173, according to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research. (Rajanish Kakade / AP)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Motorists pass a group of people demonstrating in support of farmers’ demands, in Mumbai on December 8. The hot weather kept air pollution in the moderate category as the city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 173, according to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research. (Rajanish Kakade / AP)

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