‘Summer holidays’ are turning into cloudy, chilly days as maximum temperatures are seeing a big drop in many parts of Karnataka, thanks to cyclone Asani. While on Wednesday, Bengaluru had a 9 degrees Celsius departure from normal, on Thursday, it dropped further by 11 degrees Celsius.
On Thursday, the maximum temperature in the city was 23 degrees Celsius, 11 degrees Celsius below normal. The minimum temperature was 19.5 degrees Celsius — 3 degrees Celsius below normal. This was further lower than the previous days’ temperatures, which had set a record of sorts for being one of the lowest maximum temperatures in at least 10 years. While on May 10, the maximum temperature was 24.3 degrees Celsius, on Wednesday it was 25 degrees Celsius.
Geeta Agnihotri, Director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, told The Hindu that in the last 54 years, Bengaluru city recorded the lowest maximum of 22.2 degrees Celsius for May in 1972 on the 14th. “In the last 10 years, 24.3 degrees Celsius was recorded on May 11, 2022,” she said.
