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Still Heat is On

Pune had a bit of showers today. The temperature is 36.5 degree celsius which is still two degree above the normal. It is a bit abnormal for showers to come in March. Also, IIndia Meteorological Department has announced in the second successive month that February was the excessively warm month. In the last month, IMD had brought out a report titled ‘Warm January 200' It said that January was the warmest month in many decades.

The report said, "January is generally considered as the coldest month. During first week of January, both maximum and minimum temperatures were below to appreciably below normal over many parts of Indo-Gangetic plains and also over some pockets of adjoining central India. Thereafter, there was a gradual increase in the temperatures. During second half of the month, both minimum and maximum temperatures were considerably above normal on many days. During the last ten days of January, particularly from Jan. 22, several stations have recorded abnormally above normal temperatures, surpassing the past records of extreme maximum temperatures.”

Pune surpassed its recording of maximum temperature twice on Jan. 22 and 26. Breaking the previous record of 35 degree Celsius set in 1938, the city witnessed maximum temperature of 35.3 degree Celsius on Jan. 26.

February Again
The latest report titled 'A report on exceptionally high temperatures during February 2009' says, "Mean maximum temperatures for the month were above normal by 2- 4ºC over most parts of central , adjoining east & peninsular India, northeastern states & western Himalayan region and parts of plains of northwest India. Mean minimum temperatures of the month were also above normal by 2-4ºC over many parts of Rajasthan & Gujarat, some parts of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra and isolated pockets of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Marathawada, Vidarbha and Bihar." The report gives figures of how the average maximum and minimum temperatures were above normal throughout the month.