Don’t hang your sweaters yet,Met dept predicts a cold February

“This year’s winter have been relatively warmer. Rains are,however,expected in the region. After rains,the temperature might take a dip. Going by last year’s records,the temperature had dipped to zero degrees in February. But due to the presence of clouds,the night temperature would rise further,” he added.

Going by the Met department records,the temperature did not take much of a plunge as December remained almost dry. A cold wave is generally experienced after a bout of rainfall. The pattern of rainfall in the month of December has varied over the years. December 1997 witnessed 124.3 mm rainfall with a record of 55.8 mm on a particular day. Contrarily,there was no rainfall in 1998 and 1999. Global warming is also being attributed as one of the causes for the warm winter.

Both the maximum and minimum temperatures in the city have been around three to four degrees above normal this month. The minimum temperature is between 5 to 8 degrees while the maximum temperature for the first week of January was around 14 to 16 degrees. In the past few days,the temperature has risen and touched almost 24 degrees. But get ready to brave a cold February,warns the Met department.