Showers push up night temperature, hit crops

Pune | Wednesday | 21st November, 2018

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This translated into a humid day and a rise in the night temperature. However, the minimum temperature recorded by the IMD on Tuesday evening was of 22.1°C, which is almost 8°C above normal.The IMD has also predicted cloudy conditions on Wednesday, though the skies are likely to clear up on Thursday. PUNE: Unseasonal rain lashed the city and the surrounding regions, including central and north Maharashtra and Marathwada, from late on Monday night to Tuesday morning, affecting agriculture operations and standing crops.The rain also caused a drop in the maximum temperature and a spike in the minimum temperature recorded in the city. As per initial assessment, officials said grapes growing on 200 hectares might have been damaged. This is because a trough had formed over this region and parts of Marathwada..