Mercury plunges in Gaya, slides to 8.9 deg C

The mercury plunged to 8.9 degrees Celsius in the temple town of Gaya today even as the minimum temperature remained same in Patna and other parts of Bihar.
Minimum temperature slided to 8.9 degrees Celsius in Gaya against 10.5 degrees Celsius yesterday, state MeT office bulletin said.
The maximum temperature in Gaya was recorded at 23.5 degrees Celsius.
There was no change in temperature in Patna, which registered a minimum temperature of 10.6 degrees Celsius with the maximum temperature at 24.2 degrees Celsius.
In Bhagalpur, the minimum temperature recorded was 12.7 degrees Celsius and maximum at 24.4 degrees Celsius, whereas in Purnea it was 12.1 degrees Celsius and 26.7 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The state weather office has forecast fog or mist in the morning and mainly clear sky later in the day.
After experiencing cold winds in the morning, Patna and other places in the state experienced a plesant sunshine during the day.