Written by: SiddharthKelkar
2 min readPuneNov 30, 2010 06:39 AM IST
First published on: Nov 30, 2010 at 06:39 AM IST
The India Meteorology Department (IMD) has confirmed that the minimum temperature during the November was above normal by 7 to 8 degrees celsius,which,they admit is unusual. In fact,it’s only from Saturday that there were signs of winter setting in,with the minimum temperature having dropped by 6 degrees Celsius in the last two days.
Normally,the minimum temperature in November is around 12 degree Celsius. However,this year till November 28,it was not even near that mark. It was in the range of 19 to 21 degrees Celsius,keeping winter firmly at bay,said IMD officials.
“This was something unusual,” said Medha Khole,director (weather forecasting) IMD,Pune. “The reason for higher minimum temperature is higher level of humidity during the entire month. The moisture content in the atmosphere was higher since the amplitude of strong easterly waves was covering the Maharshtra region which does not happen usually,” she added..
According to Khole,the peninsular parts of the country experience rains during this season owing to north-east monsoon. However,it is generally restricted to the southern parts. This time the easterlies were strong in the Maharashtra region too,she said.
The higher moisture content translated into rains,reflection of which can be seen in the amount of rainfall the city received in October and November. “In these two months – considered the post-monsoon season,the city has received 314.3 mm rains when the average for the city is 105.1 mm,” said Khole.
The rainfall was higher in October which was 263.7 mm and from November 1 to 29,the city has registered 50.6 mm of rainfall.
Meanwhile,the city has seen a drop in the minimum temperature in the last two days. The minimum temperature recorded was 15.8 degrees Celsius on Monday,a big drop from Saturday’s 21 degree Celsius. On Sunday,the temperature was 17.8 degrees.
“As the moisture content has gone down,there are signs that minimum temperature will decrease. However,it will be a gradual decrease and not a sudden fall. Moreover,though the minimum temperature has decreased,it is still above normal,” said Khole.
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