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TN received six per cent higher rainfall in 2017
Tamil Nadu received six per cent higher annual rainfall in 2017, the Met office said today. However, during the North East monsoon, the state received nine per cent less. For the period covering January one to December 31, the recorded rainfall in Tamil Nadu was 97 cm while the normal level was 92 cm which was six per cent higher, Director, Regional Meteorological Centre, S Balachandran said. During the North East monsoon between October one to December 31, the state recorded 40 cm rain. However, the normal rainfall for this period was 44 cm which was nine per cent less than usual, he told reporters. In Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Nagapattinam districts the rainfall was 20 to 40 per cent higher than normal for this season. Tirunelveli alone experienced 42 per cent more rainfall than normal, he said. In 11 districts including Sivaganga and Erode, rainfall was 20 to 40 per cent less than normal. In four districts of Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore and ...
Cold winds sweep parts of UP; fog hampers vehicular, rail
Cold winds swept parts of Uttar Pradesh with Najibabad recording the lowest minimum temperature of 5.2 degrees Celsius as dense fog hampered vehicular and rail traffic in the state. Day temperatures fell in most parts of the state and Lucknow recorded maximum temperature of 15.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 10.3 degrees Celsius, an MeT official said. The state capital will very dense fog from midnight to forenoon and moderate to dense fog throughout the day, a report from the meteorological department said. Meerut recorded a low of 5.3 degree Celsius and is likely to witness fog for the next couple of days, it said.
Rajasthan reels under cold wave conditions
Rajasthan continued to reel under severe cold wave conditions with fog adversely affecting rail and road traffic. Due to dense fog, various trains in NWR region were running late whereas two flights were diverted to Jaipur. Jaipur International Airport Director J S Balhara said an Air India flight from Bangkok to Chandigarh and a Jet Airways flight from Pune to New Delhi landed at Jaipur after being diverted due to poor visibility in the early hours today. Mount Abu was recorded the coldest place in the state with mercury touching the freezing point followed by 2.4 degrees Celsius in Churu, 3.2 in Alwar and 3.4 in Sri Ganganagar, an official of the MeT department here said. Sikar recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, 4.3 in Pilani, 5.6 in Bhilwara, 6.3 in Chittorgarh, 6.6 in Eranpura and Bikaner, 7.0 in Dabok, 7.2 in Jaisalmer, 7.3 in Banasthali, 8.4 in Bundi, 8.5 in Jaipur, 8.7 in Swai Madhopur, 8.8 in Jodhpur, 9.4 in Ajmer, 10.2 in Kota and 10.4 degrees .
Classes suspended in Patna due to cold wave
Cold day condition is likely to prevail at many places in Bihar such as Patna, Gaya and Bhagalpur, and Patna district administration has suspended academic activities up to class VIII from tomorrow. Cold day condition is declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degree C or lower and the maximum temperature registers 4.5 to 6.4 degree below the normal maximum temperature, the Met office said. In view of the prevalent weather condition, Patna District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Agarwal suspended academic activities till Class VIII up to January 6. The DM has also ordered the school authorities to hold classes after 9:30 a m in all government and private schools when they reopen after January 6. People of Patna witnessed foggy morning today but enjoyed bright sunshine in the afternoon on the New Year's Day. As per the Met bulletin, Patna recorded a minimum temperature of 8.1 degree Celsius and a maximum of 17 degree C, 5 notches below its normal temperature of 22 degree ...
Icy cold weather in mountains; fog slows down life in plains
The intense cold spell continued in the hilly states in north India even as air, road and rail travellers faced cancellations, suspended services and delays with heavy fog shrouding the plains today. The freeze continued to grip Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, which recorded minimum temperatures several degrees below the freezing point. The New Year brought chill to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. Heavy fog added to the woes of commuters in the region. Thousands of people were stranded as around 400 trains were delayed due to fog last night. Till 6:30 am, 56 trains were late, 20 rescheduled and 15 cancelled. Over 300 flights were delayed and eight cancelled as dense fog severely hampered visibility at the Indira Gandhi International airport in the capital city. Nearly all flights arriving into and departing from Delhi were affected. About 265 domestic flights and 67 international flights were delayed. There have been eight cancellations so
Dense fog in Delhi
Delhiites today witnessed dense fog for the second consecutive day with minimum temperature settling at 5.7 degree Celcius. However, the maximum temperature recorded was 23.9 degrees Celcius with a humidity of 100 percentage and nil rainfall, a MeT official said. Yesterday, over 150 flights were delayed, nearly 50 diverted and an estimated 20 were cancelled as season's "worst" fog reduced visibility to 50 metres at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here. According to MeT department, the national capital will witness dense fog tomorrow too and it would become moderate the next day. Yesterday, the minimum temperature settled at 6.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal.
Dense fog, intense cold slow down life in Punjab, Haryana
Life moved at a snail's pace in Haryana and Punjab as visibility levels dipped drastically, touching the zero mark at many places due to heavy fog. Officials said some trains were delayed and flight operations were affected due to fog. Intense cold conditions added to the discomfiture. Hisar in Haryana quivered at 1.6 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal limits, a MeT department official said. He said it was the season's coldest night in the city. Narnaul had a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius, Sirsa 5.8, Karnal 8.4, Rohtak 7.1, Bhiwani 7.4. Chandigarh's minimum was 8.2 degrees Celsius. At 2.5 degrees Celsius, Bathinda was the coldest place in Punjab. Adampur shivered at 2.8 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana (4.2) and Faridkot (4), too, reeled under piercing cold. Halwara had a low of 4.9, Amritsar 5, Pathankot 6.4 and Gurdaspur 6.1.
Srinagar shivers under season's lowest temperature
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ushered in the New Year under freezing conditions as the city recorded the coldest night of this winter with a minimum of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius. Srinagar city recorded the coldest night this season at minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, an official of the MET department said here. The earlier lowest this winter was minus 4.2 degrees Celsius recorded on 25 December. Bright sunshine improved the day temperature but it might lead to further fall in the night temperature, he said, adding the weather is expected to remain dry over the next 24 hours. Leh in Ladakh region was the coldest recorded place in the state last night as the minimum temperature settled at minus 14.5 degrees Celsius, the official said. The cold wave continued in the rest of Kashmir with all weather stations recording temperatures several degrees below the freezing point. The official said the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 3.4 ..
Shimla sees season's lowest temperature
The Himachal Pradesh capital on Monday saw the season's lowest temperature of 2.7 degrees Celsius despite no white New Year's Eve.
Srinagar freezes at minus 4.4
With minus 4.4 as the minimum temperature on Monday, Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season as the cold wave intensified further in Jammu and Kashmir.
Dense fog engulfs Delhi-NCR, visibility zero
A heavy blanket of fog engulfed the national capital region on the New Year on Monday with the visibility dropping to zero. A large number of flights and trains were delayed.
Dense fog blankets Delhi, flights and trains delayed
The national capital was covered in a thick blanket of fog this morning while the minimum temperature settled at 6.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal for this time of the season. Humidity was recorded at 97 per cent while visibility stood at 400 metres, a MeT department official said, adding the maximum temperature was recorded at 23.9 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal. Over 150 flights were delayed, nearly 50 diverted and an estimated 20 were cancelled as season's "worst" fog reduced visibility to 50 metres at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on the New Year's eve. No flights could take-off from Delhi for nearly four hours between 7.30 am and 11.05 am, according to an airport official. Take-offs from the IGI Airport require a minimum visibility range of 125 metres. According to a Northern Railway spokesperson, at 6:30 am, 15 trains stood cancelled, 57 were delayed and 18 others were rescheduled due to poor visibility. The weatherman has forecast
Life slows down in frigid HP, J-K; dense fog in plains
A piercing cold wave swept across the hilly states in north India even as a blanket of fog covered the plains, hampering the movement of air, rail and road traffic today. In Delhi, more than 150 flights were delayed, around 50 diverted and 20 canceled as the season's "worst" fog reduced visibility to a meager 50 metres at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Hundreds of flyers were left stranded as no flights could take off between 7.30 am and 11.05 am, according to an airport official. The minimum required visibility to operate flights from the IGI Airport is 125 metres. According to a Northern Railway spokesperson, 15 trains were canceled, 57 delayed and 18 rescheduled at 6:30 am due to poor visibility. The sun shone bright in the afternoon pushing the mercury to 23.9 degrees Celsius. The city recorded a minimum of 6.4 degrees Celsius. The mercury continued its downward spiral in Jammu and Kashmir. Leh in the Ladakh region braved the coldest night so far this year
Patna, Gaya likely to be foggy tomorrow
People of Patna and Gaya are likely to witness a foggy and cold new year's day tomorrow, the Met office here said. However, they can still can enjoy the later part of the day as the afternoon is likely to be sunny. Residents of Patna woke up to a dense foggy morning today and witnessed bright sunshine after 1 pm. The Met bulletin said Patna and Gaya may witness very dense fog from mid night to morning hours tomorrow. Cold day condition was observed in both Patna and Gaya today with minimum temperature plummeting to 8.7 degrees Celsius. Cold day condition is declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degree C or lower and the maximum temperature registers 4.5 to 6.4 degree C below the normal (max) temperature, the Met office said. Patna recorded minimum temperature of 8.7 degree C while its maximum temperature was 16.1 degree C, 6.2 notches below the normal temperature. Gaya recorded minimum temperature of 8.7 degree C while it registered a maximum of 18 degree C which is
Overcast conditions raise hopes for white New Year in HP
Strong icy winds swept across Shimla and surrounding areas, and the sky remained heavily overcast, raising hopes for a white New Year. The high-altitude tribal areas and mountain passes, which experienced another spell of light snowfall, shivered under biting cold wave conditions with the mercury hovering between minus 14 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The mercury dropped to minus 9.6 degrees Celsius at Keylong while Kalpa, Manali, Bhuntar and Sundernagar shivered at minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, 1 degree Celsius and 1.6 degrees Celsius. Mercury dipped to 2.7 degrees Celsius in Solan, followed by 4.2 degrees Celsius in Shimla, 4.5 degrees Celsius in Palampur, 5.6 degrees Celsius in Una, 6.2 degrees Celsius in Dharamsala and 6.9 degrees Celsius in Nahan. Day temperatures dropped marginally and Unawas the hottest at 22.3 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar19.2 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 19 degrees Celsius, Nahan 18.5 degrees Celsius
Mercury plummets in most places of Rajasthan
The minimum temperature plummeted by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius at most places in Rajasthan due to north-westerly winds, a MeT official said. Fatehpur Shekhawati in Sikar district was coldest with a minimum temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius followed by 3 degrees Celsius in Mount Abu. Sri Ganganagar recorded a minimum temperature of 3.1 degrees Celsius, 3.5 in Churu and Pilani, 4 in Sikar, 4.5 in Bhilwara, 5.2 in Alwar, 7.1 in Bikaner and Banasthali, 7.5 in Dabok, 8.8 in Swai Madhopur, 9.3 in Jaipur, 9.5 in Jaisalmer and Jodhpur and 9.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in Kota and Ajmer, respectively, the official said. The maximum temperature at most places in Rajasthan was recorded between 20.4 and 27 degrees Celsius. The weather in the state is likely to remain dry with cold winds flowing in northern Rajasthan in next 24 hours, he added.
At -15.2 deg C, Leh coldest in JK
Leh experienced the coldest night of this winter with the minimum temperature there settling around 15 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, as the mercury continued its downward trend in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region. Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 15.2 degrees Celsius last night, against minus 13.8 degrees Celsius of the previous night, an official of the MeT department here said. It was the season's lowest night temperature in the town, which was the coldest recorded place in the state last night. The official said Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius last night, while the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius a degree down from the previous night. Kokernag town recorded a low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius a drop of 1.5 degrees from yesterday, the official said. Kupwara ...
Dry weather in UP, Lakhimpur Kheri coldest at 6.4 deg C
The weather in Uttar Pradesh remained mainly dry over the state, while dense to very dense fog occurred at many places, an official of the MeT department said. On Saturday, day temperatures fell appreciably in Varanasi, Allahabad, Kanpur, Jhansi and Agra, the official said. Similarly, night temperatures appreciably rose in Meerut. The lowest minimum temperature in the state was recorded in Lakhimpur Kheri at 6.4 degrees Celsius, he said. The MeT department warned that cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail at a few places over East Uttar Pradesh on January 2, 2018 and at isolated places on January 3, 2018.
Biting cold sweeps Pb, Har; Adampur coldest at 2.3 deg C
Cold wave conditions today further intensified at many places in Punjab and Haryana, with Adampur reeling at a minimum temperature of 2.3 degrees Celsius. Adampur was the coldest place in Punjab while Hisar, which recorded a minimum temperature of 3.4 degrees Celsius, was the coldest place in Haryana, an official of MeT Department said here. Among other places in Punjab, Bathinda reeled at a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius while Faridkot recorded a low of 4.8 degrees Celsius. Amritsar, too, experienced a cold night at 5.6 degrees Celsius, the official said. Ludhiana and Patiala registered minimum temperature of 5.9 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius respectively. Halwara recorded a low of 6.1 degrees Celsius, Gurdaspur's minimum temperature settled at 8.2 degrees Celsius while Pathankot recorded a low of 7.4 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh recorded a low of 7.8 degrees Celsius, he said. Among other places in Haryana, Sirsa, Narnaul and Rohtak experienced biting cold recording ..
It's sunny, but chilly in Himachal
Hill stations across Himachal Pradesh on Sunday experienced sunny conditions on the last day of 2017, a weather official said here. However, temperatures were close to the freezing point at several places.