Pune shivers at 6.5 degrees Celsius

Monday Was Decade’s Second Coldest Day - The mercury plunged to 6.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, making it the second lowest temperature for the month of December in the last decade. In 2005, the temperature had gone down to 6.3 degrees. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said Pune was colder than Delhi (7.5 degrees Celsius) and even Mahabaleshwar (10.4 degrees Celsius). However, Nashik recorded the lowest temperature at 5.9 degrees Celsius.  Pune experienced its lowest temperature ever in 1968, at 3.3 degrees Celsius.  Over the last five days, the minimum temperature in Pune has reduced by more than five degrees Celsius.Monday’s temperature was more than three degrees less than the average minimum temperature for December — 10 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature is expected to remain around 7 degrees Celsius over the next two days,said said Medha Khole, Director (Weather Forecasting), IMD, Pune.