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Freezing cold: Mount Abu in Rajasthan shivers at 0.4 degree Celsius
In the plains, Sikar was the coldest place with a minimum of 4.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological department on Monday.
Mercury dipped in Mount Abu, the sole hill station of Rajasthan, where the night temperature was 0.4 degrees Celsius.
In the plains, Sikar was the coldest place with a minimum of 4.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological department here on Monday.
The night temperatures in Pilani, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Churu and Ganganagar were 6.4, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7 and 8.9 degrees Celsius respectively.
Meanwhile, dense fog was witnessed in Bikaner, Ganganagar, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu and Sikar in the morning.
On Sunday, the meteorological department had reported a drop of two to three degree Celsius in the maximum temperature in most places in Rajasthan.
The drop in temperature was due to dense fog in north-western areas in the last two days along with a western disturbance and cloudy sky, Jaipur MeT Department Director R S Sharma said on Sunday evening.
He said the maximum temperature will increase if fog clears in a couple of days, but the night temperature is likely to fall.
He said dense fog enveloped Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Churu and adjoining districts in the northwestern areas of the state on Sunday. Ganganagar had recorded a maximum temperature of 12.9 degrees and a minimum of 9.5 degrees Celsius.
The lowest night temperature in Rajasthan on Sunday was 4 degrees Celsius in the state’s only hill station of Mount Abu. It was 7.9 degrees Celsius in Churu, 7.7 degrees Celsius in Pilani, 8.6 degrees Celsius in Jaisalmer, 8.8 degrees Celsius in Sikar, 8.9 degrees Celsius in Bikaner, 9.5 degrees Celsius in Sriganganagar.
The MeT Department official said in most major cities of the state, the maximum temperature was recorded between 19.6 degrees Celsius and 25.6 degrees Celsius.
He said a further decrease in the maximum temperature in the state is unlikely in the next 24 hours.
