Ludhiana: Breaking the Record of the last 52 years, Ludhiana District has received rainfall of 105.2 mm (until January 22) which is the highest rainfall in January for years.
While normal rainfall is 28.3mm, the district has recorded 83.6mm rainfall in 1992, according to the data of the Climate Change Department and Agricultural Meteorology Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
The Punjab Agricultural University Observatory was founded in 1970 and meteorological data has been recorded since then.
On Saturday, the district was shaken under a cold spell due to 5mm rainfall.
The maximum temperature that lives at 14.4 ° C and minimum is 9.6 ° C.
KK Gill, the main agrometeorologist from the Department of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, Pau, said, “The rain spell has been extended in the fourth week of January which has never happened in the last 50 years .
Mantra has been due to a disruption West, a long cold spell witnessed zero days of sunlight for 12 days in a row and the temperature dipped into the low with 11.5 degrees 8 degrees below normal.
“He said,” Mantra cold continuously and there are no sunlight days that affect plants.
plants have begun to turn yellow because of the absence of sunlight.
Because photosynthesis does not occur, plants do not grow well.
Even food crops, fruits and vegetables have also been affected by stagnant growth .
“Prabhjot Kaur Sidhu, Professor and Head of the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Agriculture Pau, says,” that a Western Disturbance The KTR has arrived, assisted by induced cyclone circulation.
It has spread and intensified, is a bow throughout the northern region.
This is due to low pressure activity that moves from Pakistan, Afghan region and affects the entire North India.
Rainfall peak activities are expected on Sunday (January 23) and will begin to decrease afterwards.
Mild to moderate rainfall with heavy rainfall will be witnessed on some isolated bags.
“Meanwhile, Ashok Salaria, an official from the Ludhiana train station,” several trains have been postponed by three to four hours due to bad weather.
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