Jharkhand Met department declared the complete onset of winter in the state, with the night temperature plunging below 13°C, on Sunday.
The nip in the air due to favourable wind pattern has brought down the temperature of many districts, thereby forcing many to bring out their warm clothes.
In Met parlance, the onset of winter means the recording of minimum temperature below 13°C for three consecutive days. Such a trend has already been clocked for several districts of Jharkhand.
“Dry north-westerly winds are blowing across Jharkhand. This has resulted in plummeting temperatures. Winter, has officially set in,” informed S.D Kotal, director, Ranchi Meteorological Centre.
Kanke, in the outskirts of Ranchi, recorded a minimum temperature of 11.5°C on November 8, which is four notches below the normal, while Ranchi recorded a night reading of 12.2°C, three points below the usual temperature.
Jubilee Park, Jamshedpur on Sunday Bhola Prasad
Bokaro and Ramgarh recorded 12.1°C, five notches below normal, while Daltonganj of Palamau district recorded 12.9°C, three notches less than normal.
Chaibasa in neighbouring West Singhbhum recorded 12.6°C, four points below the normal temperature.
Meanwhile, Dumka and several other places in Santhal Pargana recorded around 13 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Jamshedpur recorded 14.2°C, three notches below normal temperature, on November 8.
“The chill has intensified. I have started wearing warm clothes. Pullovers are a must for an evening out,” said Arvind Kumar Singh, a former Tata Steel employee and a resident of Sonari, who visits Sonari- Kadma Link Road regularly for walks.
Weathermen both at IMD’s Ranchi and Patna Met Centre held the crisp dry winds for the nip in the air. However, they have indicated that in the next 48-hours Kotal is expected to witness a slight rise in temperature.