2.0°C is lowest Telangana recorded in a decade; 4.5°C is minimum recorded this year

People in Telangana have been feeling the chilly weather from the past two weeks under the impact of the cold wave. Many have been checking the temperatures. While the minimum temperature of 4.5°C was recorded this winter season, the lowest temperature recorded in the State since 2015 was 2°C on January 10, 2015. 

The lowest temperature recorded in Telangana in a decade was 2°C
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M VENKAT RAO

This was followed by 2.7°C on December 31, 2018 and 3.0°C on December 26, 2015, according to information from Telangana Development Planning Society. 

Drop in temperatures post 0.30 a.m.

In winters, the temperatures drop in the night, post 0.30 a.m. up to 5.30 a.m.”Temperature shows a sudden rise of 5° to 8°C in one hour from 06:30 to 07:30 a.m. This sudden fall or rise of temperature after sun set or rise is because of semi-arid nature of soil” as per a report titled ‘Weather and Climatology of Telangana’ published by the the Society and Directorate of Economics and Statistics in 2024. 

5°C in December

Minimum temperatures reaches 5°C over Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem, Peddapalli, Mancherial, Sangareddy, Rangareddy, Vikarabas and Siddipet districts in December.

Which parts of GHMC record lowest temperatures?

In Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, the lowest temperatures (<11°C) in winter are observed over Patancheru, Ramachandrapuram, Serlingampally, Rajendranagar, Uppal, Malkajgiri, Kapra. And, the remaining central part of the GHMC area has recorded >11°C.