Sharp temperature shift in state as post-monsoon rain continues

Though there is no orange alert for Saturday, IMD has issued a heavy rainfall forecast for Bharuch and Surat in the southern region; Amreli and Bhavnagar in Saurashtra.

For November 2, light thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and surface wind (30-40 kmph) accompanied with light-to-moderate rain across the state is expected.

Barring Naliya (31.5 degree Celsius) in Bhuj, all centres were below 30 degrees Celsius. While the maximum temperatures ranged between 25.5 to 29.5 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature was between 20.5 to 24.5 degrees Celsius on Friday.

“The temperatures are low no doubt in the month of October in the state which is not such a common phenomenon,” India Meteorological Department (IMD) Ahmedabad regional director AK Das told The Indian Express.

On Friday, 54 talukas reported rainfall between 6 am to 4 pm, Rajula and Jafradbad in Amreli received 45 mm and 23 mm, respectively, Gandevi in Navsari 24 mm, Vapi in Valsad 21 mm and Talaja in Bhavnagar 20 mm.

Several talukas of Bhavnagar, Surat, Amreli, Sabarkantha, Junagadh and Gir Somnath also received rainfall.

In the last 24 hours ending Friday 5 pm, Bhavnagar’s Mahuva and Talaja recorded the highest of 81 mm and 77 mm rainfall, respectively. Hansot in Bharuch received 72 mm, Dehgam in Gandhinagar 71 mm and Kavant in Chhota Udepur 62 mm.

A difference of four-to-five degrees in maximum and minimum temperatures across the state has been another uncommon phenomenon on Friday.

“The night time temperatures have not declined as the day-time temperatures due to clouding, which does not allow radiation to pass. Due to clouds even in the daytime, night-time temperatures remain high,” Das told The Indian Express.

The lowest minimum temperature as on Friday morning was recorded in Gandhinagar (20.5 degrees Celsius) followed by Amreli and Rajkot – both at 21.6 degrees Celsius. The night-time temperature at Ahmedabad was 22 degrees Celsius.

Similarly, the highest drop in the daytime temperature was recorded at Amreli (26.3 degree Celsius) and Vadodara (26.6 degree Celsius) as it was 8.9 degrees below normal temperature. Bhavnagar at 25.8 degree Celsius and Deesa at 27.3 degree Celsius and Surat at 27.2 degree Celsius were 8.7 degrees, 8.4 degrees and 8.2 degrees below normal temperatures, respectively.

However, on the other hand, the minimum temperature was above normal temperature as high as nearly 5 degrees. Deesa at 23 degrees Celsius was 4.6 degrees above normal temperature followed by Vadodara at 24 degrees Celsius was 4.3 degrees higher than normal.