This year, April has become the second coldest month during the past seven years. It is for the third time after 2008 that the temperature went below 18 degrees in the month of April. After remaining under cloud cover for the whole day, some parts of the State capital received light rains on Wednesday. MP Nagar, Arera Colony, Rachna Nagar and some other parts of the city experienced light rains for about fifteen minutes.
The Met department is of the view that the clouds would clear in next couple of days and after that the temperature would rise gradually. The temperature dipped drastically in the last days due to the rains that are going on since last few days and it is due to this that the month of April this year has become the second coldest April in seven years.
The minimum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 17.8 degrees Celsius. It is for the third time after 2008 that the temperature went below 18 degrees in the month of April. On prior two occasions, the temperature of April was recorded at 17 degrees Celsius in 2013 and 2010. The temperature dipped to further one degree in comparison to Tuesday.
According to weather scientists, the moistness coming from Arabian Sea is causing rains in Madhya Pradesh. The system has gone weaker due to change in the direction of the winds. The clouds cover would continue for one or two days more and after that the temperature would start rising. The met department has predicted that some places of the State could receive sporadic rains on Thursday and the temperature would remain around 33 degrees Celsius on the day. The temperature would now rise gradually and by the end of the month, the temperature would reach 40 degrees Celsius.