Bhopal, India Suffers Lowest Temp In 55 Years, “Hazardous” Freeze To Hit The Prairies, Rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds Spotted, + Tonga-Hunga Volcano Erupts To 49,200 Feet
December 21, 2021 Cap Allon
Bhopal, India Suffers Lowest Temp In 55 Years
Bhopal, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradeshas and on the Tropic of Cancer, just shivered through its coldest night in 55 years.
On Sunday, the mercury in the city plunged to 4 degrees Celsius (39.2F) — the coldest low since the 3.1C (37.6F) of December 11, 1966 (solar minimum of cycle 19) and easily the coldest of recent years, with 2018’s 4.9C (40.8F) coming the closest.
Laxmi Sharma, 71, says Sunday’s bone-chilling cold reminded her of what it was like on that “freezing night” of Dec 11, 1966.
“A bonfire was the only way to beat the chill 55 years ago. It was tough to survive the 3-degree cold without heaters and geysers. We sat around a bonfire outside our house. Everything felt like freezing,” she told the timesofindia.com, who also provide the below graphic which shows that Bhopal’s minimum temps have been gradually decreasing over the past decade:
https://electroverse.net/bhopal-lowest-temp-in-55-years-freeze-to-hit-prairies-rare-polar-clouds-tonga-erupts/
