Cold wave conditions in parts of Gujarat worsen to Severe category, to continue tomorrow as well, Naliya at new low of 3.6°C

Gandhinagar: Cold wave conditions worsened and continued in parts of Gujarat today with Nailya recording another all time low of this winter at 3.6 °C.

Met has predicted continuation of severe cold waves in parts of the western state for at least another 24 hours. It has said that the temperatures might gradually rise after 48 hours.

The minimum temperature in Naliya of Kutch district at 3.6 °C was a degree less than that of yesterday and 7 notches below normal. Deesa was the second coldest place at 6.8 °C which also was 3 notches below normal.

Among other places with below 10 °C temperatures in the state were Kandla Airport (8.2 °C ), Bhuj (9 °C ) and Rajkot (9.3 °C ) and Amreli (9.6 °C).

Ahmedabad which recorded the minimum of 10.2 °C , the lowest of this season so far, was 1.4 °C lower than that of yesterday and 2.1 °C below normal.

According to the met bulletin issued this evening severe cold wave conditions were very likely to prevail tomorrow also at isolated pockets in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Vadodara; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Rajkot, Amreli, Surendranagar and in Kutch.
The maximum and minimum temperatures at various places across the state today were as following –
PORBANDAR 27.8 13.4 AHMEDABAD 24.8 10.2 RAJKOT 26.3 09.3 GANDHINAGAR 25.0 10.0 DIU 29.2 13.8 SURENDRANAGAR 25.8 10.2 V.V. NAGAR 24.3 10.2 MAHUVA 27.4 13.8 KESHOD 27.2 11.4 VADODARA 25.6 12.2 BHUJ 27.0 09.0 SURAT 28.9 16.4 VALSAD 30.4 14.1 NALIYA 26.4 03.6 KANDLA PORT 28.9 11.0
KANDLA AIRPORT 26.2 08.2 AMRELI NA 09.6 BHAVNAGAR 24.8 14.2 DWARKA 24.8 15.6