The residents of Jharkhand are likely to welcome the New Year with pleasant weather conditions and mainly clear skies.
As per the Meteorological Centre Ranchi, various parts of the Jharkhand including the State capital are likely to witness mist and fog in the early morning hours. The skies are expected to clear out later on during the day.
“In the next few days no significant change in the minimum temperature levels is being predicted. From January 2 there could be partial cloudiness because of which the minimum temperature is likely to increase by a few degrees across the State. There is no warning for cold wave or cold day conditions. In the beginning of the New Year pleasant weather conditions are likely to prevail,” said Deputy Director, MET Centre Ranchi Abhishek Anand.
As per the bulletin released by the MET Observatory Centre, Ranchi on December 31 the lowest temperature was recorded in Chaibasa at 9 degree Celsius which is 2 degrees below normal. Bokaro was recorded at 9.1 degree Celsius which is 2.5 degrees below normal.
Both at Ranchi and Daltonanj the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.8 degree Celsius which is 0.9 and 1.1 degrees above normal. Jamshedpur was recorded at 11 degree Celsius which is 0.3 notches above normal.
As per IMD records, since 2013 the coldest January 1 in Ranchi was recorded in 2020 with the daytime temperature dropping to 15.2 degree Celsius while the warmest was recorded in 2016 at 28.2 degree Celsius. The State capital recorded the coldest New Year’s Eve in 2019 with the minimum temperature being recorded at 5.8 degree Celsius.
As per the communiqué shared by the Department, from January 1 to January 4 the minimum temperature in the State capital and its surrounding areas will be around 10 to 13 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature will be between 24 and 27 degree Celsius.