Jharkhand in grip of cold wave, minimum temp drops to four degree celsius at Daltonganj

Ranchi: The north-western parts of the state were in the grip of a cold wave as the minimum temperature plummeted to as low as four-degree celsius. The minimum temperature was hovering around four-degree celsius at Daltonganj and its adjoining areas. 

Moreover, statistics revealed that Khunti and Kanke in the outskirts of Ranchi were also experiencing extreme temperatures of around four degree celsius for the last two days.

Jharkhand was experiencing severe weather for the last couple of days due to the free flow of northerly wind. Cold wave conditions, wherein minimum temperature dropped five notches below normal was prevailing in several isolated pockets of the state.

Cold wave condition was likely to prevail for another 24- hours informed the Ranchi Met Centre. The forecast of Ranchi Met Centre suggests a slight rise in minimum readings after the next 24- hours.

The forecast also suggests mist in the morning and mainly clear sky later. The minimum reading was hovering between 8- 10 degree celsius in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Deoghar, Giridih, and several parts of the Kolhan region. The minimum reading hovered between 5 and 6-degree celsius at Simdega and its adjoining areas.

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