India, Oct. 3 -- The city experienced an early spell of October heat on Friday, with Colaba recording a maximum temperature of 37.4degC - 5.6degC above normal and the highest October temperature recorded in south Mumbai since at least 2013. High humidity added to the discomfort across the city. The all-time highest maximum temperature recorded at the weather station in October is 39.5degC, recorded on October 22, 1968.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), south Mumbai was warmer than the suburbs. The early morning temperatures were also higher than normal. Colaba recorded a minimum temperature of 27.5degC at 5.30am on Friday, 2.2degC above normal.

The Santacruz observatory, which is the baseline weather station for Mu...