Indore: The citys daytime temperature plummeted to 20 degrees Celsius — nine degrees below the seasonal normal — on Tuesday.This is the second time in this season when mercury dipped to 20 degrees Celsius mark during the day. Earlier, the city had recorded this temperature on November 27 following an intense spell of overnight rainfall on November 26.Minimum temperature, however, remained on the higher side with 17.5 degrees Celsius, which was five degrees above normal. The relative humidity in the early morning hours also remained high with 94% accompanied with shallow fog.This unexpected temperature shift has been attributed to cold air advection, spurred by rainfall in northern Madhya Pradesh, combined with the cloud cover generated by the ongoing cyclone Michaung. The convergence of cyclone Michaung and moisture from the Bay of Bengal is attributed for fog and clouds since Monday.The cold air advection due to rain in the Northern part of Madhya Pradesh is the reason for the sudden drop in temperature in Indore and nearby areas. The cloudy weather is attributed to cyclone Michaung. Night temperature is unlikely to fall before December 7. The weather will be similar for the next two days till the impact of the cyclone reduces, said senior meteorologist Dr. Ved Prakash Singh from the India Meteorological Department, Bhopal. Substantial temperature adjustments are likely to be observed only after December 7, post the cyclones diminishing effect, as per the Met department. On Tuesday, the day temperature at 5.30pm was recorded at 19.8 degrees Celsius.In the forecast for the state the meteorological officials have issued a warning of dense to moderate fog for places including Chambal, Rewa, Gwalior, Bhopal divisions and for Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Niwari districts.A possibility of rain, thunder and thunderclap was underlined for Anuppur, Dindori, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla and Balaghat districts.We also published the following articles recentlyCyclone Michaung fourth December cyclone to hit Andhra Pradesh coastNearly 60 cyclones have hit Andhra Pradesh in the last five decades, with about 40 forming in October and November. Severe cyclonic storm Michaung is expected to make landfall in the Machilipatnam area. The Bay of Bengal is known as a cyclone hotbed, with most cyclones occurring in October and November. However, experts suggest that more weather systems are brewing in December due to rising temperatures or climate change. Andhra Pradesh, vulnerable to cyclones, has about 3.3 million people residing within 5 km of the coastline.Cyclone Michaung-affected trains to resume normal scheduleIndian Railways resumes train services after Cyclone Michaung. Train No. 12615: Dr MGR Chennai Central New Delhi Grand Trunk Express departs from MGR Chennai Central at 6.40pm on December 5. Train No. 12616: New Delhi MGR Chennai Central Grand Trunk Express departs from New Delhi at 4.10pm on December 7. Railway services return to normalcy post cyclone impact.Michaung dumped more rain than 2015 cycloneThe impact of Mondays cyclone in Chennai brought back memories of the December 2015 floods. The cyclone Michaung dumped more rain than the floods in 2015, with Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam observatories recording 53cm and 52cm of rain respectively. The highest rainfall was recorded in areas on the western and northern fringes of the city, such as Poonamallee, Avadi, and Kattupakkam. The storm remained stationary near Chennai for over eight hours, intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm and bringing heavy downpour. Eventually, the cyclone made landfall near Bapatla, around 375km from Chennai, on Tuesday afternoon.

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