A woman raises her dupatta for some much-needed shade under the scorching sun on Sunday. Pic/Bipin Kokate

As the mercury rose to 41 degrees Celsius yesterday, Mumbaikars everywhere remarked that it had to be the hottest day they had ever seen. And, they're not far from the truth — this is the hottest day in March that the city has experienced in nearly a decade. The only time it was hotter was in March 2011, when the city recorded a temperature of 41.3.