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Mumbai has been experiencing an unusual phenomenon
this winter with temperatures falling well below what
is normal for the season.
Though Wednesday, 21st December when the mercury dipped
to 11.6 degrees Celsius is being described as the coldest
December day in Mumbai during the last 56 years the
operative word is December and thus misleading. Mumbai's
coldest day ever has been on January 22, 1962, at 7.4
degrees Celsius.
This is the second consecutive year that Mumbai has
seen such a sharp drop in temperatures, and weather
department officials said this was a spill-over from
the cold wave sweeping across north India.
"These conditions will continue for some time
though the mercury may not dip to Wednesday's levels."
The Meteorological department has assured. But, seeing
the way they have continuously gone wrong, it is likely
thatwe may see the previous record of the coldest day
in 1962, broken! Mumbaikar will welcome such a change.
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