The days that start with chilly mornings which then build up into rather blistering hot days by noon or afternoon are now almost over.
Mercury has started to soar in many parts of the State with Kannur and Punalur setting the trend ahead of the summer. As per the readings of the automatic weather stations under the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kannur is leading the table of highest recorded day temperatures, with mercury hovering around 37-38 °C in the first week of February.
Even in the manual observatories of the IMD, the maximum day temperature being recorded during the day is almost 2°C above the normal. There is also a marked increase in the minimum temperature with mercury steadily climbing in the early mornings.
