Shimla, March 5 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh known for mainly pleasent weather and below normal temperature witnessing sudden spike in the day temperature as Sundernagar of Mandi district recroded 32 degrees around eight to nine degrees above normal.
According to Indian Meteorological department the entire Himachal Pradesh is in the unusual heat wave condition as Mer cury in the month of March cross April levels.
According to the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, the maximum temperature in Sundernagar at Neri in in Hamirpur touched 32.2°C, which is the highest recorded in early March in nearly two decades.
Several other towns in the state also experienced high temperatures during the past 24 hours, indicating an unusual warming trend across the hill state.
Una recorded 31.5°C, while Kangra reported 30.8°C. Temperatures in Solan and Bhuntar also reached 30.0°C each, showing a sharp rise above normal levels in many parts of the state.
In the mid-hill region, Nahan recorded 26.8°C, while the state capital Shimla touched 24.1°C, which is about 8.9 degrees above normal and among the highest temperatures recorded in the first week of March in the city. The tourist town Manali recorded 24.0°C, which is 9.6 degrees above normal.
In the tribal area of Kalpa, the temperature climbed to 22.6°C, around 14 degrees above normal, creating April-like conditions in the region. Although Kalpa’s all-time March record is 24.4°C, set on March 20, 2010, such a high temperature has never been recorded in the first week of March.
The Meteorological Department has said that the weather is likely to change soon. A fresh Western Disturbance is expected to become active from March 7, which may bring rain in several mid-hill areas and light snowfall in the higher regions of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba and Kullu over the following few days.
