PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Dec 20: Cold wave conditions prevailed in several parts of Jharkhand on Monday with mercury witnessing a sudden plunge because of the cold and crisp dominating Northwind.
Daltonganj shivered at the season’s lowest temperature of 4.9°C while the minimum reading nose-dived to 7.2 °C in Jamshedpur on Monday, the season’s lowest and 4.5 notches below normal.
Weathermen confirmed that coldwave conditions were prevailing at isolated places over Jharkhand including Daltonganj and Jamshedpur.
Ranchi shivered at the season’s lowest 6.4°C.
While the night reading in the capital was three notches below normal, Kanke – the cold cauldron on its outskirts – notched around 5°C.
Besides Ranchi, several other places like Bokaro ( 5.5 degrees), Deoghar ( 6.9 degrees ), Godda ( 6 degrees ) , Pakur ( 8.1 degrees ), Chaibasa ( 8.6 degrees ) too felt the sub-10 chill on Monday.
Dhanbad and Giridih shared the shivers with Bokaro, the temperature was three notches below its average normal.
Minimum readings in districts like Koderma, Latehar, Simdega, West Singhbhum, and Seraikela-Kharsawan too witnessed the downward trend in the past 24 hours.
This unexpected Celsius free fall has spurred the cold wave, said weathermen, adding that the downward trend is expected for another 48 hours or so.
