Nashik: Daytime Heat Persists as Mercury Touches 35.6°C, Minimum Temperature Rises

Nashik has been enduring scorching daytime heat since the start of October, with maximum temperatures fluctuating between 34°C and 35.6°C. Night-time minimum temperatures are also climbing, despite occasional cloudy mornings and light mist. There has been no rainfall in the city over the past nine days, leaving the air dry. On October 1, the minimum temperature was 20.5°C and the maximum 34.8°C.

Subsequent days saw decreasing minimum temperatures, starting from 20.3°C on October 2, and dropping to as low as 17.4°C on October 3. The maximum temperatures followed a similar trend, peaking at 35.1°C on October 2 and 34.5°C on October 3. On October 4, minimum temperatures dipped to 17.4°C, while the maximum soared to 35°C. On October 5 and 6, minimum temperatures rose slightly to 19.5°C and 20.7°C, respectively, with maximum temperatures remaining at 34.6°C and 34.8°C.

As of October 7, the minimum temperature was 20.6°C and the maximum was 35.4°C. The following day, October 8, witnessed the highest recorded maximum temperature of the period at 35.6°C. On Friday, October 9, the minimum temperature rose to 21.2°C. Morning relative humidity ranges between 70% and 79%, but drops to between 32% and 53% during the afternoon.

September saw a total of 68.1 mm of rainfall, but no rain has been recorded since the onset of October. Meteorological Department records confirm that Nashik continues to grapple with hot and dry conditions. Authorities are advising citizens to take necessary precautions against the intense daytime heat.