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Temperature continues to fall in Chandigarh
The temperature continues to fall in Chandigarh as December draws near with the maximum temperature going down from 26.2 °C on Friday to 25.2 °C on Saturday as per IMD
The temperature continues to fall in the city as December draws near with the maximum temperature going down from 26.2 °C on Friday to 25.2 °C on Saturday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
“The temperature is likely to fall down further in the coming days while dry weather is likely to continue,” said an IMD official.
The minimum temperature went up from 9.2 °C on Friday which was the coldest in the season till now to 10.4 °C on Saturday.
In the next three days, the maximum temperature will remain around 25 °C while the minimum temperature will remain around 10 °C.
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