Tuesday coolest July morning in 10 yrs as day and night temperatures slide

Pune | Wednesday | 18th July, 2018

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The normal day temperature during July is 28.3°C, but this temperature has been lower than this mark since June 2 on many days. “The skies have also been cloudy over the last few days, which is hindering solar radiation from reaching the earth’s surface. PUNE: If you felt like wearing a jacket or draping a shawl on Tuesday as it felt unusually cooler than a typical monsoon morning, there's a reason for it.Tuesday turned out to be the coolest July morning in the past 11 years, IMD temperature data revealed. City's minimum temperature dipped to an unusual 20.6°C, despite the high humidity in the last few days due to the rain.This temperature dip is quite close to the 18.9°C July minimum temperature witnessed almost a century ago in Pune in the year 1920.City’s minimum temperature began dipping after July 1 and has been below 30°C ever since. When the days are cooler, it automatically causes the night to cool down too as the effects of heating from solar radiation during the day are almost non-existent,” he said.During seven years from the last decade, the lowest that the minimum temperature has fallen during July has been to 21°C or slightly above that..