West Coast got baked with dry heat due to easterlies triggered by HPA sitting over West India.

Mumbai & Ratnagiri in spite being a coastal place, sees just 13% humidity in afternoon time !

Some max temp from the region below for today dated 31^st Jan 2018:

Mangalore & Punalur 36.6°C

Ratnagiri & Karwar 36.2°C (4c above normal temp for this time of year)

Mumbai(Colaba) & Mangalore AP 36.0°C

Alibaug 35.8°C (7c above normal temp for this time of year)

Mumbai(Santacruz) 35.8°C (5c above normal temp for this time of year)

Surat & Vengurla 35.6°C

Harnai 35.5°C (7c above normal temp for this time of year)

Dahanu 35.4°C (Today’s Dahanu max equals with the all-time highest record for Jan which was recorded on 17^th Jan 1967)

Panaji 35.3°C

Cochin Nedumbassery AP 35.2°C

Honavar 35.0°C

With clear sky and dry weather there is also heat escape in atmosphere by night, so this creates huge difference between min & max temp!

Here are some max & min temp difference below for today dated 31^st Jan 2018:

Karjat(AWS) 35.2c/12.2c.. Temp Difference of 23°C

Palghar(AWS) 35.3c/13.7c.. Temp Difference of 21.6°C

Nashik 31c/9.4c.. Temp Difference of 21.6°C

Vengurla 35.6c/14.3c..Temp Difference of 21.3°C
Pune 30.3c/9.6c.. Temp Difference of 20.7°C
Badlapur(private reading) 34.1c/13.5c.. Temp Difference of 20.6°C

Mumbai 35.8c/16.4c.. Temp Difference of 19.4°C

Surat 35.6c/16.4c.. Temp Difference of 19.2°C

Dahanu 35.4c/17.8c.. Temp Difference of 17.6°C

Alibaug 35.8c/18.4c.. Temp Difference of 17.4°C