Ludhiana: With a maximum temperature fell to 12.2 degrees Celsius, Thursday turned out to be the coldest day in February in the last 14 years.
School Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has expected rainfall to stop on Friday afternoon.
According to the School of Climate Change in PAU and Agricultural Meteorology, the maximum temperature (day) recorded in Ludhiana on Thursday is 12.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius.
Kulwinder Kaur Gill, weather expert, Pau said that the last time the day the day in Ludhiana fell in such a way in 2008, when it was recorded at 11.8 degrees Celsius.
In January, the maximum temperature fell to 12.2 degrees Celsius on January 23.
He added that on February 3, rainfall was recorded at 19 millimeters.
On February 6, 2019, rainfall was recorded at 43.4 millimeters.
“Even when the rainfall of 19 millimeters occurs in every day, monthly normal rainfall for Ludhiana is 34 millimeters.
This is just the beginning of the month and many of these rainfall has occurred in the city,” said the weather expert.
He added that even on Thursday, there was a difference in one degree between the maximum and minimum temperature.
It was only 0.8 degrees a day ago.
Gill has expected light shower in the city until Friday afternoon.
The temperature is expected to fall at that time.
After that, mercury might rise.
The meeting department said that the temperature of the day was expected to fall to 11 degrees Celsius on Friday, up to 13 degrees Celsius the following day before falling to 12 degrees Celsius and then rose to 17 degrees Celsius on Wednesday next Wednesday.
It was also said that the temperature of the night was expected to fall to seven degrees Celsius on Sunday and rose to nine degrees Celsius the following day before falling to seven degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
The temperature below normal, the temperature of the day 12.2 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana is seven degrees below normal.
Also, the meeting department suggested that the night temperature was recorded at five degrees above normal.