Tricity stays dry despite cloudy skies, temperatures begin to rise again
Humidity touches 94%, seasonal rainfall deficit at 11.6%
Clouds and sunshine continued to play hide-and-seek over Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Thursday, with scattered drizzle reported from some pockets but no measurable rainfall recorded at the IMD stations in the Tricity either during the day or in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am.
The Chandigarh observatory recorded nil rainfall during both observation periods. The Mohali and Panchkula AWS stations also recorded 0 mm rainfall during the day.
Chandigarh’s maximum temperature climbed 0.9°C from Wednesday to 35.9°C, remaining 2.2°C above normal. The minimum also rose by 1°C to 25.4°C, though it remained 0.6°C below normal.
Mohali recorded a maximum of 35.4°C, up 1°C from the previous day, while the minimum rose 0.5°C to 27.6°C.
Panchkula’s maximum temperature increased 0.4°C to 33.8°C, while the minimum rose 0.2°C to 26.3°C.
Thus, both maximum and minimum temperatures increased in all three cities, although the rise in Chandigarh was more pronounced than in the previous day’s readings.
Chandigarh continued to experience high humidity. The maximum relative humidity was 94% and the minimum 66%.
Chandigarh’s seasonal rainfall, from June 1 to 8:30 am on August 27, stood at 609.7 mm, with the cumulative rainfall 11.6 per cent below normal. With no rain recorded during the day, the seasonal total remained unchanged at 5:30 pm.
The previous day’s bulletin had put the seasonal deficit at 9.6 per cent, making the latest reported deficit 11.6 per cent, despite the substantial rain received earlier in the week.
The IMD forecast isolated rain activity for Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana through September 2. For the Tricity, isolated rain/thunderstorm activity is forecast from August 28 to September 1, with maximum temperatures expected at 36°C on August 28, 37°C on August 29, 36°C on August 30, 36°C on August 31 and 34°C on September 1. Minimum temperatures are forecast at 25°C, 26°C, 27°C, 26°C and 26°C, respectively.
No weather warning has been issued for the Tricity through September 2.
