BHOPAL: Rains and hailstorms reduced day as well as night temperature in state on Saturday, bringing back the chill morning hours.
Rains lashed various places in divisions like Sagar, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad in last 24 hours. Rewa and Gud recorded 20mm rainfall while Sidhi recorded 10mm, Satna recorded 7mm and Betul recorded 2 mm rains.
These rains were due to a Confluence Zone over Central part. Also, an anti-Cyclone may form over central Bay of Bengal. Thus, the mixing of winds will continue to occur across central parts of the country. These rains will be accompanied with strong gusty winds. So the day temperatures are likely to fall significantly over the next couple of days.
At temperature front, Bhopal recorded a maximum temperature of 22.7 degree Celsius with drop of 2.2 degree Celsius, and a minimum temperature of 15.0 degree Celsius with fall of 2.8 degree Celsius.
Indore recorded a maximum temperature of 28.7 degree Celsius which was 1.6 degree Celsius below normal while a minimum temperature of 16.4 degree Celsius was recorded.
Similarly, Khajuraho recorded drop of 6.8 degree Celsius, Tikamgarh of 5.8, Gwalior of 5.4 and Naogaon of 4.3 degree Celsius in day temperature.
On the other hands, Sagar recorded a drop of 4.4 degree Celsius, Pachmarhi of 3.8, Guna of 3.6 while Hoshanbagad and Tikamgarh each recorded drop of 3 degree Celsius in night temperature.
