Cold wave conditions continue for 2nd consecutive days, Naliya remain coldest at 5.2 degree

Ahmedabad: Cold wave conditions continued for the second day today in various regions of Gujarat with Naliya continuing to be coldest across the state at minimum temperature of 5.2 degree Celsius.

The met department has however forecast some relief in cold, caused by heavy snowfall in the Northern states accompanied by the northerly and northeasterly winds, after tomorrow. It has not issued any fresh warning of cold wave for the day after tomorrow. The cold wave is likely to continue till tomorrow. Naliya with 5.7 degree C was coldest yesterday as well. Met center Director Jayanta Sarkar said that the temperatures are likely to improve somewhat from January 14 onward.

Apart from Naliya, places like Deesa with minimum temperature of 6 degree, Amreli (6.4), Gandhinagar (7.5) Mandvi (8), Vadodara (8.4) etc remained cold wave affected. The temperatures were 3 to 5 degree below normal at these places.

In Ahmedabad the minimum temperature was recorded at 10.6 degree which was 2 degree below normal. The biting cold especially during the wee hours and late night is being felt in the city also.

Meanwhile, amid biting cold thousands of on-foot pilgrims thronged the famous Ambaji temple situated on Girnar mountain near Junagadh for Patotsav during which the abhishek and the ritual of putting new 52 yard long flag on the temple mast (dhwajarohan) also took place.

Minimum and Maximum temperatures at various places was recorded as following –

AHMEDABAD 23.8, 10.6, RAJKOT 26.8, 10.5, DEESA 24.8, 6.0 VERAVAL 28.0,13.0, GANDHINAGAR 23.5, 7.5 DIU 25.7, 9.5 SURENDRANAGAR 26.0, 9.0
V.V. NAGAR 24.3, 12.5 MAHUVA 26.0, 8.6 0, VADODARA 25.2, 8.4 BHUJ 28.5, 9.4, SURAT 27.0, 12.2, MANDVI 25.5, 8.0 VALSAD 27.4, 9.3 NALIYA 27.4, 5.2 H KANDLA PORT 25.9, 9.6, AMRELI 26.0,6.4, KANDLA AIRPORT 25.4, 7.6, BHAVNAGAR 24.4, 11.0, DWARKA 26.4, 14.8.

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