Kanpur: Drop in pollution level leads to weather changes

KANPUR: The city has been experiencing unprecedented weather changes with duststorm, thunderstorm, rainfall and hailstorm.
In past days, the region witnessed showers along with thunderstorm atleast once in a week keeping the day temperature much below the normal value.
The change is attributed to the reduced pollution due to less vehicular movement and closure of most of the factories in the city which used to one of the most polluted cities of the country.
Agrometerologist at CSA University, Prof Naushad Khan told TOI that the change in weather was caused due to almost nil pollution following lockdown. The day and night temperature have been recorded below the normal value due to less pollution, he said.
Prof Khan said that the day temperature on May 6 was 34 degrees, 5.6 degrees below normal value while night temperature was 3.7 degrees below normal and on Thursday day temperature was 6.8 degrees below normal value. While May used to be the hottest month, the weather this year is less hot and is pleasant, he said.
On May 1, maximum temperature was about eight degrees below normal value while on May 2 it was 6.8 degrees below normal while on Thursday, maximum temperature was 6.8 degree celsius below normal mark.
April, which otherwise receives about 4-5 mm of rainfall, this year received about 32 mm of rains, much more than the average rainfall.
Similarly, on May 1, city got 7 mm of rain and again 4.4 mm of rainfall on May 4 along with dust-storm and thunderstorm. The city also witnessed rainfall on May 5.