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Nashik : Nashik experienced a sharp dip in temperature on Wednesday, with the minimum temperature falling to 14.3 degrees, the lowest recorded in the city in nearly eight months. The minimum temperature dropped by 1.9 degrees from 16.2 degrees recorded on Tuesday. The last time Nashik recorded a lower minimum temperature was on Feb 28 this year, when the mercury dipped to 14 degrees. The minimum temperature fell by 5.8 degrees, from 20.1 degrees on Saturday (Oct 24) to 14.3 degrees on Wednesday. Nashik’s maximum temperature also declined during the period, from 34.1 degrees on Saturday to 33 degrees on Wednesday. Pune recorded a minimum of 14.9 degrees, down from 16.3 degrees on Tuesday. Its maximum temperature stood at 32.9 degrees on Wednesday, against 33.7 degrees the previous day. Mahabaleshwar also recorded a minimum temperature of 14.9 degrees, compared to 16.2 degrees on Tuesday. Its maximum temperature, however, increased marginally from 26.1 degrees on Tuesday to 26.6 degrees on Wednesday. Kolhapur recorded a minimum of 19 degrees on Wednesday, marginally higher than Tuesday’s 18.6 degrees. Its maximum temperature dropped from 33.2 degrees on Tuesday to 32.1 degrees on Wednesday.
The city also recorded the lowest minimum temperature in Maharashtra for the day. The drop has been particularly sharp over the past five days. Other parts of Maharashtra also witnessed changes in minimum temperatures on Wednesday.