People try to keep themselves warm by lighting a campfire in Hyderabad on December 16, 2024, following dip in temperatures in the State. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal

Telangana Weather | 5.9°C in Adilabad, 25 districts record temperatures below 10°C

State capital Hyderabad was among the ‘warmer‘ district with minimum temperature at 10.3°C

by · The Hindu

Telangana continues to reel under chilly weather as temperatures dropped sharply across the State on Tuesday, December 17. Out of the 33 districts, 25 recorded minimum temperatures below 10°C. Hyderabad, the State capital, experienced a morning chill with the temperature dipping to 10.3°C, according to data provided by the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS).

As per the data, Adilabad recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the State at 5.9°C, followed by Sangareddy and Nirmal at 6.7°C. Rangareddy reported 6.8°C, while Vikarabad and Kamareddy both recorded 6.9°C.

Several other districts also faced intense cold conditions. Kumaram Bheem Asifabad reported 7.1°C, Siddipet 7.6°C, Medak 7.8°C, and Rajanna Sircilla and Medchal Malkajgiri each touched 8.2°C. Jagtial and Mahabubnagar recorded 8.5°C and 8.6°C, respectively, while Nizamabad registered 8.8°C and Hanamkonda 8.9°C.

Temperatures remained similarly low in Nagarkurnool and Mancherial at 9.1°C, Warangal at 9.4°C, and Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally at 9.5°C. Narayanpet recorded 9.6°C, Peddapalli 9.7°C, Yadadri Bhongir 9.8°C, Karimnagar 9.9°C, and Jangaon settled at 10°C.

Meanwhile, the remaining eight districts, though slightly warmer, still experienced cold conditions with temperatures hovering just above 10°C. Hyderabad recorded 10.3°C, Nalgonda (10.4°C), and Mahabubabad (10.5°C). Jogulamba Gadwal and Wanaparthy reported 10.9°C, while Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam recorded 11.2°C and 11.3°C, respectively. Suryapet registered the highest minimum temperature in the State at 12.1°C.

Published - December 17, 2024 10:23 am IST