Summary:
The mercury has started sliding down from Tuesday giving a sense of winter cold to the city dwellers. Bengal has recorded the highest temperature during the period between January 1-11 in the last eight years. The highest temperature in Bengal rose up to 28.3 degree Celsius during this period while the lowest temperature remained at 16.3. The Regional Meteorological Centre had earlier predicted that mercury would slide down towards Sankranti, the end of Bengali month Poush. The lowest temperature in the city dropped at 16.6 degree Celsius on Wednesday which is 2 degree above normal..