Tue Dec 10 06:57:53 UTC 2024: ## Mumbai Shivers Through Coldest December Day in Nine Years
**Mumbai, India –** Mumbai experienced its coldest December day in nine years on Monday, with the minimum temperature plummeting to 13.7 degrees Celsius. This is a significant drop from the 25 degrees Celsius recorded just three days prior. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) attributed the sudden chill to the influx of northerly winds and the fading effects of Cyclone Fengal.
The IMD’s Santacruz station recorded a temperature 5.6 degrees below the normal, while Colaba recorded 19.2 degrees. The previous coldest December day in Mumbai was December 24, 2015, when the temperature reached 11.4 degrees Celsius.
The cold snap is expected to continue for the next few days, with minimum temperatures remaining below 17 degrees Celsius until at least Wednesday. However, a rise is anticipated by the weekend, with temperatures potentially reaching 22 degrees. Daytime temperatures are also expected to increase, ranging between 33 and 34 degrees Celsius until Saturday.
Weather experts predict the temperature spike will follow the development of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, leading to the inflow of easterlies. This sudden shift follows last Wednesday’s record high of 37.3 degrees Celsius, the city’s hottest December day since 2008. The contrast highlights the dramatic and rapid change in weather conditions. The article also notes unrelated political news regarding the Ladki Bahin Yojana.
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