Bihar experiences bright sunshine; Patna 4 deg above normal

Patna, Feb 13 (PTI) Bihar including the state capital,today experienced bright sunshine with its major citieswitnessing an increase in maximum and minimum temperature byfew notches from season's avera

Patna, Feb 13 (PTI) Bihar including the state capital,

today experienced bright sunshine with its major cities

witnessing an increase in maximum and minimum temperature by

few notches from season’s average.

An official of Patna Meteorological Centre said that

four major cities of Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea

witnessed two to four degree celsius above normal maximum

temperature.

The minimum temperature too witnessed an increase

of one to two degree celsius from normal in these cities.

As per the Met bulletin, the maximum temperature was

recorded in Patna at 29.4 degrees celsius which is four degree

celsius above normal temperature. Patna’s yesterday

maximum temperature was 27.1 degree celsius.

The state capital registered a minimum temperature of

13.1 degrees Celsius against yesterday’s 12.1 degrees Celsius.

The temperature will now gradually increase in days to

come if any new system does not develop, a Met official said.

Bhagalpur recorded the highest maximum temperature of

the state at 30.3 degree celsius followed by Gaya and Purnea

which recorded 29.9 and 29 degree celsius respectively.

Similarly, Purnea, Gaya and Bhagalpur registered a

minimum temperature of 11.7, 13.2 and 14.6 degree celsius

respectively, Met office said.

The state’s lowest minimum temperature was recorded at

9 degrees Celsius at Sabour in Bhagalpur district.

Met office has forecast mainly clear skies in major

cities of Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea tomorrow.

This is published unedited from the PTI feed.