COIMBATORE: Coimbatore lived up to its reputation of being a poor man's Ooty on Wednesday when it recorded a maximum temperature of 24.5°C. It was also the coldest July day the district has experienced in at least nine years.Weather experts, meanwhile, attributed the pleasant climate to heavy rain lashing the city accompanied by high wind velocity. Cool temperatures are likely to continue for another two days at least.Many residents, who were planning a weekend getaway to the Nilgiris to enjoy cool weather, were pleasantly surprised when they began experiencing a similar weather in the city from Tuesday. While the city recorded a temperature of 26.2°C on Tuesday, the temperature further fell by almost 2°C a day later. As a result, people, who usually step out during the monsoon with just an umbrella, were seen with sweaters, shawls and jackets."This is the weather we remember the district having in the 70s and 80s and maybe a few years in the 90s too," said G Vijayalakshmi, a regular walker in Sai Baba Colony. "Nowadays, 24°C and 26°C are maximum temperatures recorded in Ooty."Experts with Tamil Nadu Agriculture University's Agro Climate Research Station said they didn't have any data showing a colder day in July, since 2010. "According to the data available with us, we have not seen a colder day in July or a lower maximum temperature recorded in the month at least since 2010," said the station director, S Paneerselvam. "However, in 2009, when the average temperature dipped to 29.9°C compared to the average temperature of 31°C, which we usually see, we suspect that the temperature may have dipped to the mid-twenties range," he added.The cool weather is likely to continue for another two days, weather experts said.

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