Chhattisgarh, MP Nights Colder Than Normal; West India Stays Dry

Night temperatures were well below normal over parts of central India on Thursday, 12 November, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Its all-India bulletin of 12 November, 8.34 PM, reports minimums more than 5 degrees Celsius below normal at a few places in East Madhya Pradesh and Coastal Karnataka. The bulletin does not declare a cold wave, and it expects no significant weather in west and central India this week.

Which Regions Ran Cold

Many places in Chhattisgarh were 1.6 to 3 degrees below normal, as were a few places in Konkan and Goa. Most places in North Interior Karnataka were 3.1 to 5 degrees below normal. The lowest minimum in the country was 8.4 degrees at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. These are departures from normal, not actual temperatures, so a night can still be mild in absolute terms.

Rajkot Hottest at 37.3 Degrees

The highest maximum on Thursday was 37.3 degrees at Rajkot in Gujarat, IMD said. IPB’s 12 November report carried the earlier Rajkot reading. The gap between warm days in Gujarat and cold nights in the centre fits a dry spell, since the bulletin lists no rain or thunderstorm warning for Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh or Chhattisgarh.

Also read Madhya Pradesh Cold Nights, Dry Week for West and Central India

Only West Rajasthan Sees a Change

The one shift in the western half of the country is in West Rajasthan, where IMD forecasts isolated to scattered rain on 14 and 15 November, with thunderstorms and gusts of 30 to 40 km/h on 14 November. Daily forecasts and new alerts are on the Weather Updates page.

Source: IMD all-India weather bulletin, 12 November.

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