Ranchi: The Ranchi centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that both the minimum and the maximum temperatures will increase across the state in the next few days, resulting in a warm Diwali.
Abhishek Anand of IMD Ranchi said that there is a change in the direction of wind which may result in a slight increase in the day temperature. “Earlier when northern winds were blowing, the temperature came down. But gradually the direction of wind has changed to north-easterly and in the next two days, the wind will start blowing from the east,” he said.
On Monday, both the lowest and the highest temperature in the state were recorded in Chaibasa — 12.4 degree Celsius and 30.8 degree Celsius, respectively. Whereas capital Ranchi recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degree Celsius and a maximum of 26.9 degree Celsius.
This November has been colder in Ranchi than previous years. In 2019, Ranchi had recorded 12.6 degree Celsius. However, Ranchi recorded its lowest November temperature in 1970, when the temperature had fallen to 7 degree Celsius. The mean average minimum and maximum temperatures for the month of November in Ranchi are 13.6 degree Celsius and 26.5 degree Celsius, respectively.