Bengaluru wakes up to November’s lowest temperature in a decade

Bengaluru has been experiencing cold nights and chilly mornings for the last two days. The city woke up to fog and light rain on Wednesday morning.

On November 21, the minimum temperature was 13.9 degrees celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) this was the lowest minimum temperature recorded in Bengaluru since November 19, 2012.

The IMD said the last time the month of November saw the mercury dip so low in Bengaluru was on November 21, 2012 when the temperature was recorded at 13.3 degrees Celsius. However, the all-time record is 9.6 degrees Celsius, reported on November 15, 1967.

On Wednesday, the minimum temperature dropped to 20.3 degrees celsius.

“Generally cloudy sky. Light rain is likely. Mist is very likely during early morning hours in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 25 and 18 Degree Celsius respectively,” the India Meteorological Department predicted on Tuesday.

Vijayapura on November 21 recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 7.6 degree Celcius in Karnataka.

“Due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal moisture is drained resulting in cloud formation,” a scientist in the met department explained.

On Sunday, Bidar recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees Celsius in the plains of the state.