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North wind intensifies chill across Jharkhand

PINAKI MAJUMDAR   Advertisement Advertisement Jamshedpur, Jan 1: The dominant north-westerly winds have intensified the winter chill across Jharkhand. IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological…

North wind intensifies chill across Jharkhand

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Jamshedpur, Jan 1: The dominant north-westerly winds have intensified the winter chill across Jharkhand.

IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre statistics show that minimum temperatures have dropped significantly in Ranchi and several other districts.

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Jamshedpur, Ranchi, and other areas experienced bright and pleasant weather this morning after a cold night. Light to moderate fog was observed in some isolated locations during the early hours.

Sub-10°C temperatures were recorded in various parts of the state today. Ranchi registered a minimum temperature of 8.6°C, while Jamshedpur recorded 10.4°C.

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In Daltonganj, the headquarters of the Palamu district, the minimum temperature was 9.8°C. Meanwhile, Chaibasa, located in the neighbouring West Singhbhum district, reported a low of 9°C.

The IMD observatory in Bokaro recorded a minimum temperature of 11.6°C.

In other areas, Gumla’s temperature plummeted to 6.1°C, while Lohardaga recorded 7°C. Khunti experienced a low of 8°C, and Ramgarh reported a minimum of 9.9°C.

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Weather experts have predicted that minimum temperatures across the state may drop by another 1–2°C in the next 24 hours.

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