Temperature continued to fall in the State due to cold wave that blew at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour and increased the chill and the State Capital recorded the minimum temperature of 7.6 degree Celsius on Friday night while Gwalior continued to be the coldest in the State with a minimum temperature of 4.9 degree Celsius.
According to meteorological department the cold conditions would further intensify in the coming days and the mercury could further slide down by 1 degree.
The temperature is falling due to the winds from northern parts of the country. The slight rise witnessed in the temperature during past couple of days was due to the north eastern winds.
The temperature has fallen by 3 degrees during the past two days. The minimum temperature recorded in the city on Thursday was 10.5 degrees that further slide down to 8.6 degrees on Friday while on Saturday it was recorded at 7.6 degree Celsius.
Both the minimum and the maximum temperatures are running below three degrees normal in the city and cold waves are blowing in many parts of the state.
Meanwhile, the minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in major cities of the state on Saturday were Bhopal 22.7 and 7.6, Guna 24.3 and 97.5, Gwalior 22.8 and 4.9, Hoshangabad 26.6 and 9, Indore 22.6 and 8.2, Jabalpur 23.1 and 6.4, Sagar 22.9 and 9.3 and Satna recorded maximum of 23. 6 degree Celsius and 6.4 degree Celsius.
Hoshangabad recorded the maximum day temperature of 26.6 degree Celsius while Indore was coolest in the day with the temperature of 22.6 degree Celsius.
As far as the night temperature is concerned Gwalior recorded the minimum temperature of 4.9 degree Celsius and Sagar recorded the maximum night temperature of 9.3 degree Celsius in the State.