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Last year, the mercury had dropped to 5.1 degrees celsius on December 29, 2018.“This is the city’s lowest temperature for the season. Barring about five days, the minimum temperature has remained below 15 degrees celsius.Rural areas the district reported frost on the crops in the farms. This is the season’s lowest minimum temperature since 2001, barring 2.7 degrees celsius recorded in February 2012.The all-time lowest temperature for Nashik city for Febraury, however, was recorded on Valentine’s Day in 1972 at 0.9 degrees celsius. We didn’t feel like removing our sweaters even in the day,” said the former government employee.The mercury shed 5.8 degrees in a day to record minimum temperature of 4 degrees celsius — the seasons lowest for Nashik. “It is after a long time that we have experienced such weather in the city..