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Kolkata: The mercury has dipped below normal in many places in West Bengal. That’s why the cold has increased. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature in Kolkata was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius. In the hills, Darjeeling recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius, while Purulia was the coldest place. According to the IMD, the temperature in the plains was recorded at 12.1 degrees Celsius.
What will the weather be like in the next 24 hours?
The minimum temperature in Kolkata was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, about two degrees below normal, while the maximum temperature on Monday was 27.5 degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees above average. The meteorological department said that in the next few days. In the Gangetic plains there will be a mostly dry climate in the areas and in the sub-Himalayan region of the state. Due to the dry weather, day and night temperatures are likely to remain more or less the same in the state in the coming days.
Darjeeling is the coldest in the mountainous areas, Purulia in the plains.
According to the Meteorological Department, the lowest minimum temperature in the mountains was recorded in Darjeeling at 8.6 degrees Celsius. While Purulia was the coldest place in the plains. According to the IMD, the temperature in Purulia was recorded at 12.1 degrees Celsius.
Temperature of other cities
Among other places, Cooch Behar recorded 15.7 degrees Celsius, Sriniketan 14.4 degrees Celsius, Jhargram 14 degrees Celsius, Burdwan 15.8 degrees Celsius, Katyani 15 degrees Celsius, Malda 20 degrees Celsius, Basirhat 20.2 degrees Celsius and Haldia 18.1 degrees Celsius. It was 16.5 degrees Celsius in Kharagpur and 16.8 degrees Celsius in Asansol.
where and how much the temperature dropped
Purulia witnessed a mercury drop of 5 degrees Celsius, followed by Jharbam at 4.6 degrees Celsius, Kalimpong at 3.6 degrees Celsius and Darjeeling at 2.9 degrees Celsius. The IMD has forecast that day and night temperatures are likely to remain almost the same in the state in the coming days due to the prevailing dry weather.
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