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Sunday 15 January 2023

Killer cold / Mount Abu becomes mini Kashmir: Cold breaks 30-year record, people freeze in minus 10 degrees

Killer cold / Mount Abu becomes mini Kashmir: Cold breaks 30-year record, people freeze in minus 10 degrees

On 12 December 1994, the temperature in Mount Abu was minus 7.4 degrees Celsius, yesterday also, minus 7 degrees Celsius was recorded in Mount Abu.



Last 30 years cold record was broken in Mount Abu


The minimum temperature reached minus 10 degrees Celsius


Plains and fields were covered with snow



It is bitterly cold in Rajasthan today. 

In Mount Abu, the cold record of the last 30 years has been broken. 

The minimum temperature here has reached minus 10 degrees Celsius. 

Plains and fields are covered with snow. 

Even on the Chotti Guru peak, the highest mountain here, snow has frozen. 

The previous temperature in Mount Abu was minus 7.4 degrees on December 12, 1994. 

Importantly, yesterday too, minus 7 degree temperature was recorded in Mount Abu.


Snow blankets the hill station Mount Abu everywhere you look. 

Today, the coldest record of the last 30 years has been broken in Mount Abu. 

The minimum temperature in Mount Abu reached minus 10 degrees Celsius. 

Snow has frozen in rain gutters, pots and tourists are resorting to heating to avoid the cold. 

Even on the Chotti Guru peak, the highest mountain here, snow has frozen


Bitter cold for 4 days


According to the forecast of the meteorological department, there is going to be bitter cold rain in Abu for the next 4 days. 

The minimum temperature will remain constant at minus. 

After January 19, the temperature will increase slightly and people will get some relief. 

Jaipur Meteorological Center Director Radheshyam Sharma said that the lowest minimum temperature in Rajasthan was recorded at Mount Abu. 

Mount Abu is the highest region so the lowest temperature is observed here.


Feeling bitterly cold in Gujarat too


Gujarat is once again feeling the bitter cold. 

However, there will still be two days of cold flashes. 



Meanwhile, a sheet of snow has covered the border area of ​​Banaskantha. 

A record breaking temperature of 1.4 degrees has been recorded in Naliya. 

Importantly, the temperature has reached below 10 degrees in 9 cities of the state. 

People are resorting to heat to protect themselves from the cold.

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