India, May 21 -- The city, which had been reeling under heat hovering around the 40-degree mark for several days, reported a considerable fall in daytime temperatures on Wednesday as westerly winds blew in moisture-laden air from the Arabian Sea, bringing much-needed relief across parts of western and central Maharashtra. At least six weather stations in the region recorded below-normal daytime temperatures, indicating the possible beginning of pre-monsoon weather activity over the state.

In the city, the Shivajinagar observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius, which was 0.6 degrees below normal. The Lohegaon observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius.

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