Biting Cold in Himachal; Kukumseri in Lahaul Spiti Shivers at Minus 7.6 Deg C

Biting chilly wave situations gripped most components of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday because the mercury dropped marginally even because the dry spell continued. The minimal temperatures hovered round freezing level at many locations and stayed under regular at a number of locations.

Kukumseri in tribal Lahaul Spiti district recorded a low of minus 7.6 levels Celsius, whereas Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district registered a minimal temperature of minus 3.2 levels Celsius, adopted by Reckongpeo (minus 0.3 diploma Celsius), Narkanda (minus 0.1 diploma Celsius) and Bhuntar (0.8 diploma Celsius). The mercury stayed near the freezing level at Kufri, Sundernagar, Solan, Mandi and Dalhousie. The utmost day temperatures additionally stayed three to 5 levels Celsius under regular at many locations and Dalhousie, Chamba and Solan recorded a excessive of 8.4, 17.8 and 17.5 levels Celsius, which had been 6.2 levels C, 4.5 levels C and three.5 levels C under regular, respectively. Shimla recorded a excessive of 13 levels Celsius, two notches under regular.

The native Meteorological station has predicted dry climate within the state for 4 days until December 21 and rainfall at remoted locations in mid hills and rains or snow in greater hills on December 22 and 23. The state obtained 45 mm post-monsoon rains from October 1 to December 17 towards regular rainfall of 51.6 mm, a deficit of 27 per cent whereas the rain deficit in the course of the month of December was 67 per cent.

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