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Bangalore: Coldest Dec Day in 124 Years Recorded

  •   Wed, Dec 26 2007 09:41:32 AM

Times of India

Bangalore, Dec 26: The city woke up shivering with temperature plummeting to 11.8 degrees Celsius — the third coldest during December in 124 years.

The lowest temperature was 8.9 degrees Celsius recorded in December 1883. The second lowest was in December 2000 when the temperature dipped to 11.5 degrees Celsius. "During winter, parts of south-interior Karnataka, including Bangalore, experience sudden fall in temperature particularly between December 15 and January 15.

"Geographically, Bangalore is located at the high altitude region, almost about 930 metres above mean sea level," a weather expert from the Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Chennai, told The Times of India.

According to weather experts from the GKVK, the city is susceptible to cold temperature due to the presence of clouds with moisture just a km from the ground level.

"These clouds have cold breeze, particularly in the winter, during which the cold breeze and surface wind mix with each other and reduce the temperature," said M B Raje Gowda of the department of agro-meteorology, GKVK.

  

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  • Godfrey Henry, Mangalore/Bahrain

    Fri, Dec 28 2007

    Suddenly when the climate s down to 11.8C is shocking for a Bangalore People, but of course not for Cannada, it is known that it is cold place.

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  • Vitor Machado, Kundapur/Mississauga, Canada

    Thu, Dec 27 2007

    This is a laugh for us in Canada! 11.8C is like summer here! People will go for a swim in Lake Ontario etc. at that temperature. Right now here the temp. varies around -5 to -15C, and we think this is mighty kind of the weather! Ofcourse anything below this is definitely cold. Like -20 to -30C. People here still have fun and enjoy even during the cold weather by skiing etc. I think it is just a question of getting used to the climate and wearing warm clothes etc. when the temperatures are down.

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