light Drizzle at different places brought the mercury level down on Thursday. Few districts like Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh experienced light rainfall with thunderstorm that gave respite to denizens from blistering weather conditions.
However, the mercury level rising above the normal condition due to less moisture content and westerly wind flow will persist in the days to come MET, Ranchi Centre, officials said.
On Thursday, Ranchi registered 40.2 degree Celsius while Daltonganj and Chaibasa recorded 41.4 degree Celsius and 40.4 degree Celsius respectively. At Bokaro and Jamshedpur mercury level dipped down after drizzle. Jamshedpur recorded 38.6 degree Celsius while Bokaro registered 36.1 degree Celsius. Giridih registered 37.3 degree Celsius.
“The temperature level scale is likely to persist in the range of 40 degree Celsius to 44 degree Celsius in the coming days. Daltonganj temperature will increase further more while rest districts may get some respite after rainfall,” said MET Ranchi Centre, Forecast Officer, Dattu Hedau.
“Ranchi is experiencing the pinch of summer more as minimum moisture content has been recorded in central Jharkhand and north-west Jharkhand, therefore the temperature level has drastically increased. At southern and north-eastern parts of State, the moisture content is more hence light rains at times occur at few places,” added the Forecast Officer.