With near-freezing temperature, Madhya Pradesh witnessed unbearable weather conditions on Thursday even as Damoh recorded night temperature at 1 degree Celsius.
The city recorded the lowest night temperature in the past four years which was 4.9 degree Celsius. For the second consecutive day the city witnessed cold day conditions. On January 21, 2012 the night temperature was recorded at 4.9 degree Celsius and on Thursday it was recorded at the same level.
On Thursday, clear sky and bright sunlight were witnessed but without any respite from the harsh weather conditions.
Warning of cold wave conditions, cold day conditions and frost like conditions have been issued at several places in the next 24 hours by Met department.
The major cities recorded night temperature with significant dip. Indore and Jabalpur recorded night temperature at 7.3 and 6.2 degree Celsius and were 3 and 5 degree Celsius below the normal temperature. Gwalior recorded the lowest night temperature at 3 degree Celsius.
Among the major cities, Indore recorded day temperature at 19.4 degree Celsius which was 7 degree Celsius below the normal temperature, Gwalior recorded day temperature at 19.3 degree Celsius which was 3 degree Celsius below the normal temperature and Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 19.1 degree Celsius which was 6 degree Celsius below the normal temperature.
Met official said that the night temperature was recorded below 8 degree Celsius across the State on Wednesday.
The highest night temperature was recorded in Khandwa at 8 degree Celsius on Wednesday.
According to the forecast, the day and night temperatures are likely to record at 19 and 5 degree Celsius.
According to the forecast, in the next 24 hours several areas of the State are likely to witness cold day conditions. Indore, Bhopal and Jabalapur districts are likely to witness cold day conditions in the next 24 hours.
Most of the regions in the State witnessed cold wave conditions and it will be so in the next 24 hours in Bhopal , Hoshangabad, Ujjain, Shahdol and Sagar divisions and Gwalior, Guna, Rewa, Satna, Jabalpur, Seoni and Narsinghpur districts.
Frost-like conditions are likely to be witnessed in Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Umaria, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Betul, Raisen, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Ujjian, Guna, Gwalior, Shivpuri and Sheopur.