Mangalore will get cooler in March – IMD

Mangalore Today News Network

MANGALORE, Feb 28, 2012 : According to the IMD, Mangalore will become cooler only in March when high pressure in the Arabian Sea will send cool west winds toward the coastal city.

An unusually high temperature of 38.2 degree Celsius was recorded in the city of Mangalore on Feb 27 Friday by observatories at both Bajpe and Panambur. The temperature had last gone up so high only in 1971.

On Monday, the temperature was six degrees more than what is supposed to be its normal temperature in this season. On Feb 23, 1999, a temperature of 37.7 degree Celsius was recorded. On Feb 25 this year, the temperature touched the 37.7 degree Celsius mark.

According to B. Puttanna, the director of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bangalore, the high temperature is because of the weather conditions and the absence of cool west winds coming from the sea. Moreover, the clear sky and the absence of clouds herald a higher-than-normal temperature. He has predicted that the weather will improve after Feb 29 when the winter comes to an end and a high pressure zone will develop in the Arabian Sea, giving rise to cool west winds. He also said that inland temperature will rise and the coastal temperature will reduce in March.

The IMD has also explained that, after Feb 23, the city’s temperature has gone up because of winds blowing from the east toward the sea.