Steel City witnesses minimum temperature of 8.2

Jamshedpur, Dec. 30: The Steel City today recorded the minimum temperature of 8.2. Today’s minimum readings in Jamshedpur was seven notches below normal. Statistics revealed that on December 31, 2007, the minimum temperature had dropped to five degree Celsius.

The maximum temperature in most places across the state also witnessed a fall of three to four notches��below normal in the last 24-hours. The humidity levels also witnessed a sharp fall indicating a clear and dry weather.��

The situation will continue to remain the same for the next three to four days. There will be no respite from the cold wave. The westerlies blowing will keep the weather cold for the next two days at least,� said an official of local meteorological department.

On the other hand Sun played hide and seek during the day. While most people preferred to stay indoors, the poor were seen clustered around fires to keep themselves warm in the cloudy weather.

Weathermen also hinted at an extended winter in Jharkhand keeping in view the prevailing weather conditions. ” Never before the cold wave spell continued for such a long time in the state, which is an indication of an extended weather. Moreover, the wind patter which is north westerly in direction is also helping in sustaining the cold wave conditions,” explained, a senior meteorologist at the Patna Met Office.

The senior Met official said that winter usually departs Jharkhand in the third week of February. But, this year it is expected to stay till the end of the month.