For the first time this season, the minimum temperature dropped below the freezing point in Srinagar on Wednesday, according to the weather department
Winter is slowly setting in Rajasthan with the night-time temperature falling below 10 degrees Celsius at many places in the state. Fatehpur in Sikar district recorded a minimum temperature of 8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night -- the lowest in the state. In the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Thursday, Jaipur recorded a maximum of 27.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 14 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Center Jaipur, the minimum temperature in Churu was 8.3 degrees, 8.9 degrees in Chittorgarh, 9.6 degrees in Alwar, 9.9 degrees in Sangaria, 10.1 degrees in Bhilwara, 10.4 degrees in Nagaur, 10.5 degrees in Sikar and 10.9 degrees in Pilani on Wednesday. The MeT department said the weather will remain dry in the state in the coming days and there is a possibility of a further drop in the minimum temperature.
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The weather office said there will be no significant change in the maximum temperatures over most parts of northwest India over the next four to five days
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Wednesday with two more people losing their lives and over 5.75 lakh people remaining affected by the deluge across nine districts
Hot weather conditions persisted in Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.
The average minimum temperature was also the second highest at 23.51 degrees Celsius after the year 2010 (23.54 degrees Celsius) since 1901.
India recorded its warmest March in 122 years with a severe heatwave scorching large swathes of the country in the month
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions were observed in most parts of West Rajasthan, in many parts of Himachal Pradesh and in some parts of Haryana
IMD officials said a prolonged dry spell has led to "severe" hot weather conditions in northwest India.
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Several places in the valley, especially in south Kashmir, received fresh overnight snowfall, the officials said.
The relative humidity was 52 per cent at 5.30 pm
The minimum temperature settled at 6.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal
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Delhi saw the coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature plunging 10 degrees below normal and settling at 12.1 degrees Celsius
The minimum temperature of the city was recorded at 8.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average