Mercury dips below 7 deg C in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, Dec 29: The steel city of Jamshedpur and its surrounding areas today experienced the coldest day of the season as the mercury dipped below 7 degree Celsius, MeT office sources said.

The minimum temperature recorded today was 6.8 degree Celsius, which was five degrees below normal, while the maximum temperature was 25.6 degree Celsius, sources said.

The 6.8 degree Celsius was recorded in December was after a gap of two years here, MeT officials said. The streets of the Jamshedpur wore a deserted look after sunset with people preferring to remain indoors.

PTI