Tetulia shivers as mercury dips to season's lowest at 5°C
Mild to severe cold wave sweeps Dhaka, 4 other divisions
The lowest temperature of the season was recorded at 5 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh's Tetulia upazila on Sunday morning, according to the Met office's regular weather bulletin.
Tetulia recorded the lowest daily temperature for three consecutive days. The region recorded 5.8 degrees Celsius and 7.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
Mild to severe cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions, and Cumilla, Sitakunda and Moulvibazar areas. It may abate in some places, the Met office said in its 24-hourly weather forecast.
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Dhaka city also experienced a drop in the minimum temperature on Sunday compared to a day earlier, with the lowest temperature recorded at 12.8 degrees Celsius.
Although the temperature was lower on Sunday, meteorologists have indicated that it might experience a rising temperature starting from today.
The highest temperature was recorded at 26.3 degrees Celsius in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf and Chattogram's Sitakunda upazilas on Sunday.
Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave, and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.
Dinajpur, Panchagarh experiencing severe cold
The northern districts of Dinajpur and Panchagarh have been shivering with severe cold as the mercury dipped to 5.3 and 5.5 degrees Celsius respectively, significantly disrupting daily life in the districts, reports UNB.
As per a government directive, all primary and secondary-level schools and madrasas remained closed in the two districts on Sunday because of the shivering cold.
Most people of the northern districts have been staying indoors, and vehicles were seen running with headlights on the streets due to poor visibility.
Low-income people were seen burning straws at various intersections and tea shops in both districts.
An official of Dianjpur Meteorological Office, Asaduzzaman Babu, told UNB that they recorded a 5.3 degree Celsius temperature at 9am while it was 5.5 degree Celsius at 6am.
He said the district's temperatures had been fluctuating from 6 to 12 degrees Celsius before yesterday but it dropped to 5.3 degrees on Sunday morning.
On the other hand, Chuadanga has also been shivering in bone-chilling cold with 7.1 degrees Celsius temperature recorded at 9am.
A mild cold wave has been blowing over the district as the temperature dropped below 9 degrees few days ago. The temperature may drop further today and there is a possibility of rain in a day or two, according to the Chuadanga Met office.
