February 2025 Weather for Mumbai Santacruz .

Regarding Mumbai,  people and various media outlets have started with " hottest ever" or " heating starts early" and more ways of showing absolute " abnormality ".

Some normal facts of February weather for Mumbai:

Hottest ever for February: 

Santacruz 39.6°c ...25th February 1966

Colaba : 38.3°c...28th 1949

February Highs last 10 years

                                                            2025 February 👇...Note the average Humidity decreasing after 21st Feb due to the dry NE winds explained earlier

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February Normals for Mumbai :

Max: 31.2°c...This year February Max  avg 34.9°c ( + 3.7c)

Min: 18.2°c....Min average this year 19.2°c (+ 1.0c)

Abnormal ? Little Warmer ? Much Warmer ? Only days warmer ?...You Decide 😊

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 28th February Post

Rainfall Amounts:

Himachal Rainfall in mms

Uttarakhand Rainfall

 An unusual situation occurred in the Southern Hemisphere Tuesday 25th February , when six tropical storms, called cyclones in that part of the world, spun in the southern Indian and Pacific oceans at the same time.

The last time this happened was 1989.

 26th February 

Mumbai hottest in Maharashtra 

Dahanu shows the highest departure from normal at +8.7°.c 

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Mumbai 2nd hottest place in India 

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And fyi...fortunately, doesn’t figure in world ranking 😊

 25th February 

Mentioned today in ToI by IMD...HeatWave which is seen since 22nd...and appropriately Mentioned on 22nd in Vagaries as " unseasonal heat wave ".

 Mumbai:

The current unseasonal "heat Wave" Temperatures persisted on 23rd..with Santacruz recording 37.2c...5c above normal. Mumbai was the 4th hottest in India as shown below

We can expect this till 26th as mentioned.

However, the "Real Feel " temperature is much less...around 35c, as the humidity in the afternno is only 26%, very much less for a coastal city.

We feel hot and humid in April/may in Mumbai as the temperature may be around 33/34c, but humidity is at 85% in May. So "Real feel " Temperatures could be as high as 38/39c in April/May.

22nd February 

No...no expected relief seen from the W.D. ..

Mumbai remains above normal...almost at " an unseasonal heat wave " levels...

Mumbai Santacruz sees 37.2 °c ( +5°c)...Colaba saw 35.0°c ( +4°c)

Kokan sees very hot days ...22nd readings ( compiled by Vag. A.Modak)

Kokan max on 22-2-25

Virar 38.2

Ratnagiri 38.3. IMD

NaviMumbai 38.8*

Thane 39.2*

UIhasnagar 39.3*

Kalyan & #Panvel 39.4*

Dombivli & #Badlapur 39.5*

Manor 39.7*

Karjat 39.9*

Palghar & #Talasari 40*

Sawarde 40.2*

Chiplun 41.2*

* (AWS reading or part time observations)

Pune : 35.6°c

Aurangabad: 35.7°c

Mahabaleshwar: 30.7°c

Warm, dry winds from the North East are the cause and reason. They have overpowered the weakening W.D. North winds.

Similar temperatures,36-38°,can continue till 26th ..Maha Shivratri.

But, point to note. This change and difference in Wind Patterns is not absolutely "out of normal".

Vagaries records show it has happened before, 3/4 times in last 12 years ( in late February or early March).

 20th February...The " Western Disturbance " takes effect..

19th Night Post:

The Jet streams chart as on 19th evening clearly shows the "Western disturbance" over Northern Indian sub Continent.

Now, with the advent of this, and the fizzling out of the persistent Anti Cyclone in the Arabian Sea,  the  unseasonably warm conditions will ease with a fall of 2/3c in the North -West and Central India. Also a fall in the day temperatures expected in Maharashtra and Gujarat by 2/3c.

On 20th/21st, Rain/Snow  expected in Kashmir, Ladakh and H.P. and some precipitation in Uttarakhand and Delhi .

The "seasonal" North winds will blow from across North India into the Northern Peninsula regions.

Temperature Range expected on 20th - 24th 

Mumbai: Santacruz: 34c - 19c,

Colaba: 31c - -21c   🌞

Pune: 35c - 15c  🌞

Sambhajinagar: 36c - 18c  🌞

Mahabaleshwar: 30c - 15c  🌞

Goa: 34c -  20c ⛅

Delhi:  27c - 11c  🌧

Srinagar: 12c - 1c  🌧 ❄

Jaipur: 28c - 12c  🌧

Ahmedabad: 34c - 18c  🌞

Surat: 34c - 18c  🌞

Bharuch: 35c - 18c. 🌞

 

A small island at Tonga’s Home Reef got a little roomier in recent weeks.

The underwater volcano emerged above sea level during a 2022 eruption, adding new land to the nation of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It continued to grow during eruptions in September 2023, January 2024, and June 2024,

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153941/a-growth-spurt-for-home-reef

 Mumbai Air Quality on 17th

When AQI is improving...Nothing is written about it...😄

Mumbai Ranked 27th Most Polluted in World

Diurnal Variation in Maharashtra Today

16th Post (Evening):

Mumbai:

The effect of a "Anticyclone" over the Arabian Sea since the last 5 days, and absence of any western disturbances" in the Northern Regions, has kept the day temperatures over Mumbai in the Higher range..i.e 35/36c. (+5c)

from Ogimet

But, similar high temperatures of over 4c above normal in the day are not seen at night...which are around normal at 18c. 

The day/night difference was on 14th February at 16c.

This diurnal range of almost 18-20c is more frequent and akin to March.

What happens next week ?

19th Overall Picture

 

The anti Cyclone will persist in the sea till 19th February, when, finally, a western disturbance in the north will appear and fizzle it out.

Mumbai: Days warmer than normal till 19th, around 35c..with Nights at 20c. Lowering and easing of day temperatures after 19th to 32c.

Pune : Seeing high temperatures in the day, and very low temperatures at night...the reason due to the lack of proper North winds in the day...

from IMD

Next week, Days will get better by dropping 3/4c in Pune after 19th.

(The largest diurnal range was in Ahmednagar on 15th..24.5°c....Max today 35°c, Min 10.5°c. !)

The avg max temp of Pune Shivajinagar in first half of feb (1-14feb) this year is highest at least since 2014...in last 10 years

Avg. Max temp for 1-14feb as follows

2025: 34.4c

2024: 33.51c

2023: 32.76c

2022: 31.31c

2021: 31

2020: 30.1c

2019: 31.3c

2018: 30.9c

2017: 32.2c

2016: 32.3c

2015: 31.4c

2014: 30.9c

Compiled by Vagarian Vineet 

The largest diurnal range today was in Ahmednagar...24.5°c....Max today 35°c, Min 10.5°c. !

 14th February 

Insane February Heat ( Wave) in Mumbai

Santacruz recorded 36.7°c ( 5.6°c) above normal !

Vikhroli Mumbai AWS recorded a scorching 41.5°c ( but AWS)

Karjat AWS measured 38.6°c

POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS AT NIGHT

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12th February..Mumbai Air Quality 

Good or moderate or bad...you decide..

12th Night Live

Extreme during day

World Ranking today 

Recent Yearly Comparison 

Last  5 years Monthly Trends

Mumbai February 2025 Details:

Today's Post  ( 10th) after generally reviewing February,  now analyses Mumbai (Santacruz)February Weather...

Mumbai February 2025 Details:

Temperatures till 10th February 2025:

With average in last column...

NORMAL FEBRUARY MONTH AVERAGE 

31.3°c. - 18.2°c

Highest till date 34.9°c and Lowest 16.6°c.

Last 10 years Mumbai (Santacruz)February temperatures👇

Credit IMD.   

Highest ever. 39.6°c.....Lowest ever  8.5°c  

Vagareis' Outlook for February...Moderate winter "Mumbai Style"          ...Average temperatures would be in the  31°c to 17°c.

So, a normal February expected..some 2/4° variation (maybe an odd 15°c)...nothing unusual .                                                    

 Unseasonably warm February start...2025

 9th Night Post 

As the " Anti Cyclone " winds prevail over the Arabian Sea,  off the West Coast,

Mumbai and Pune will not see any major changes in temperature and weather next 3/4 days/nights.

Below are the expected Temperatures next 3 days 👇

Bharuch 34° - 20°

Last few days Mumbai and Pune actual Temperatures to compare 👇

 8th February 

Our Vagarian, Vineet Kumar Singh won the A.D.Rao Best PhD Thesis award by Ocean Society of India

Congratulations to Dr Vineet Kumar Singh...we are proud to have him with Vagaries 

 7th February:

Minimal Tropical Storm Faida dissipated over northern Madagascar. 

• Cyclones Vince and Taliah churned the open waters of the Indian Ocean

 6th February

Snow blankets Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Mandi; IMD issues cold wave alert as temperature drops

Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall and rainfall on February 5, causing roadblocks in various areas. 

Written By Fareha Naaz (Mint)

Published6 Feb 2025, 08:03 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh’s higher altitudes received fresh snowfall on Wednesday while rainfall was also experienced at many locations in the state.(HT_PRINT)

Himachal Pradesh's higher altitudes witnessed fresh snowfall on Wednesday. At the same time, several locations across the state received rainfall. Light to moderate precipitation was observed in most parts of Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours, according to the India meteorological department’s (IMD) Shimla office.

According to officials, thunderstorms were reported in Shimla, Kangra, Jubbarhatti, Sundernagar, Bhuntar, Jot and Palampur while shallow fog was observed in Mandi and Bilaspur. During the last 24 hours, an appreciable fall in maximum temperatures at many stations was observed and maximum temperatures of most stations were reported to be above normal

Place that received fresh snowfall

Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Chamba, Mandi, and Shimla received fresh snowfall that resulted in roadblocks at many places. Mandi, Kangra, Solan, Hamirpur, Shimla, Chamba and Kullu districts witnessed rainfall on February 5.