With the minimum temperature dipping to 13.8 degrees Celsius, the city experienced the coldest day of the season Sunday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 13.8 degrees Celsuis, while Colaba recorded 17.5 degrees.
The last coldest day of the season was recorded on January 2 when the mercury dipped to a minimum of 14.1 degrees. In 2017, the lowest minimum temperature was 11.9 degrees — recorded on January 12. The coldest winter day recorded by the IMD in Mumbai was on January 22, 1962, when it was 7.4 degrees cold.