Gorakhpur News: Monday was a rainy day in UP. It rained intermittently in different parts from morning till evening. In Lucknow, where those who went out were forced to get wet many times in the winter rains, now the cold is likely to show its effect. According to the Meteorological Department, people of many districts of Purvanchal including Gorakhpur will have to face severe cold along with fog this time. This time the number of foggy days in winter will be double the average and the number of days meeting the cold day standard will also be double the average. According to meteorologist Kailash Pandey, this time the days of fog and severe cold will be double the average. People will have to be prepared to deal with the cold in January.
There will be 11 to 13 cold days in January
According to meteorologists, the days that meet the cold day standards occur only in January. The average number of cold days in the month of January is 6. But, this time in the month of January, cold days may last for 11 to 13 days. Last year there were 6 cold days. The number of cold wave days will remain around average. The standard for cold wave days in January is one to two days. This time in January, there will be only one to two days of cold wave.
Fog may occur for 42 to 44 days
Meteorologist Kailash Pandey has predicted this time’s cold on the basis of mathematical study that the month of January will be heavy in terms of cold. Both cold days and cold waves will have to be faced in January itself. According to him, according to the forecast for the cold season (December to February) between 2091 and 2020, the average number of foggy days is 24. But, according to the study, there could be 42 to 44 fog days this winter. According to statistics, 2016 has been the year with the most fog in the last 8 years. When there was fog for 72 days.
Norm of cold day and cold wave
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The standard for a cold day is that the minimum temperature should be 10 degrees Celsius or less and the maximum temperature should be 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius or less than the average maximum.
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The standard for a severe cold day is that the minimum temperature should be less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature should be 6.5 degrees Celsius less than the average maximum.
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The standard of cold wave is that the minimum temperature should be less than 4 degrees Celsius and the average minimum temperature should be less than 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius.
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Criteria for severe cold wave – The minimum temperature should be 2 degrees Celsius and 6.4 degrees Celsius or more less than the average minimum temperature.
This is the standard of fog
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Light fog – When visibility is between 500 meters to 1 kilometer.
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Moderate fog – When visibility is between 200 meters to 500 meters.
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Dense fog – When visibility is less than 200 meters.
Cold weather fog days in past years
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year day
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2022 37
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2021 40
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2020 26
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2019 44
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2018 54
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2017 30
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2016 72
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2015 37
Number of cold days in previous years
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year day
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2022 06
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2021 09
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2020 03
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2019 00
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2018 17
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2017 06
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2016 04
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2015 08
Report- Kumar Pradeep, Gorakhpur