The maximum temperature in Amritsar on Tuesday settled at 13.8⁰C, a drop of seven degrees, but the minimum temperature on Wednesday morning recorded five degrees above normal, at 8.8⁰C. Maximum temperature in Amritsar had settled at 21⁰C on Monday morning.
Day temperatures in rest of Punjab have also witnessed a drop and are now hovering below 20⁰C. In Delhi, the maximum temperature on Tuesday evening settled at 22.6⁰C as opposed to 24.4⁰C on Monday.
“A cover of dense fog in Amritsar and Delhi for three consecutive days led to a drop in the day temperatures. The sky has been totally obscure for the last three days and sunlight could not penetrate, therefore the maximum dropped to 13⁰C”, said a senior meteorologist at Skymetweather.com
“This situation arises when dense fog continues for days, maximums drop to settle below 16⁰C and minimums record considerably above normal”, he added.
Till 11:30 am today, the visibility in Amritsar remained nil which indicates that the maximum temperature may not rise significantly again and would settle around 15⁰C. On the other hand the maximums in Delhi would continue to settle around 22 to 23⁰C because of the appearance of the sun at intervals.
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