Bhubaneswar: The night temperature dropped below 10 degrees Celsius at eight places on Friday as the mercury continued to drop across the state. Temperatures were hovering below 15 degrees Celsius at most other places.
Daringbadi in Kandhamal district, which has been recording less than 10 degrees Celsius for the past few days, again recorded the day’s minimum temperature at 6.5 degrees Celsius. Similarly, Chandbali It was recorded at 10.8 degrees Celsius, which is 3.8 degrees below normal, which is the highest drop in the state.
The minimum temperature in the city was 12.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
In the forecast of the India Meteorological Department, it has been said that the same trend of fall in mercury level will continue for the next four-five days.
During this night temperature will remain three to four degrees Celsius below normal at many places in the state. Umashankar Das, a scientist of the regional IMD Center in the city.
Das said that due to continuous arrival of dry and cold winds from north and north-west, mercury level has come down across the state. There were reports that as evening approached, people in many interior areas preferred to stay indoors to protect themselves from the cold.
The IMD on Friday suggested people, mostly senior citizens and children, to stay indoors to avoid the cold. In its advisory, the IMD has also asked people to keep their animals in the right place. Another scientist from IMD Center Sanjeev Dwivedi The mercury dropped 2-3 degrees Celsius below normal in some coastal and interior areas, it said.
Daringbadi in Kandhamal district, which has been recording less than 10 degrees Celsius for the past few days, again recorded the day’s minimum temperature at 6.5 degrees Celsius. Similarly, Chandbali It was recorded at 10.8 degrees Celsius, which is 3.8 degrees below normal, which is the highest drop in the state.
The minimum temperature in the city was 12.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
In the forecast of the India Meteorological Department, it has been said that the same trend of fall in mercury level will continue for the next four-five days.
During this night temperature will remain three to four degrees Celsius below normal at many places in the state. Umashankar Das, a scientist of the regional IMD Center in the city.
Das said that due to continuous arrival of dry and cold winds from north and north-west, mercury level has come down across the state. There were reports that as evening approached, people in many interior areas preferred to stay indoors to protect themselves from the cold.
The IMD on Friday suggested people, mostly senior citizens and children, to stay indoors to avoid the cold. In its advisory, the IMD has also asked people to keep their animals in the right place. Another scientist from IMD Center Sanjeev Dwivedi The mercury dropped 2-3 degrees Celsius below normal in some coastal and interior areas, it said.
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