School Holidays have started for the long Diwali vacation Holidays and that's just good as well, because the October Heat is really setting in Goa and how do you study and answer mid term exams in this sweltering heat?
Ever since the SW Monsoon withdrew from Goa on October 12 - check this post, the day temperatures and the night temperatures have been steadily hitting north!
As per the temperature records maintained by IMD Goa, From October 1 to October 15, 2014, we get the following data for the first half of October:
Day Max Temp - 33.7C on October 5
Day Min Temp - 30.8C on October 8
Night Max Temp - 25.3C on October 3 and 13
Night Min Temp - 22.9C on October 7
Average Day Temp - 32.45C
Average Night Temp - 24.35C
However the first day of the second half, October 16, turned out to be the hottest month so far!
IMD Goa at Panaji recorded:
Day High - 35.3C
Night Low - 25.9C
While the humidity hovered over 85% in the morning, by afternoon it dropped to 50%, again rising in the evening under the influence of the winds blowing from the sea! The Heat Index touching 45C!
As the hot dry winds continue to blow over Goa from the East till around noon and the cooler winds from the west and North west commence only in the later part o the day, it looks like day and night temperatures are set to hover around 36 - 37C and 27- 28C at least for the next few days, with Real Feel of temperature touching as high as 45C in the afternoon!
So get set for a Hot Diwali this year!!
Ever since the SW Monsoon withdrew from Goa on October 12 - check this post, the day temperatures and the night temperatures have been steadily hitting north!
As per the temperature records maintained by IMD Goa, From October 1 to October 15, 2014, we get the following data for the first half of October:
Day Max Temp - 33.7C on October 5
Day Min Temp - 30.8C on October 8
Night Max Temp - 25.3C on October 3 and 13
Night Min Temp - 22.9C on October 7
Average Day Temp - 32.45C
Average Night Temp - 24.35C
However the first day of the second half, October 16, turned out to be the hottest month so far!
IMD Goa at Panaji recorded:
Day High - 35.3C
Night Low - 25.9C
While the humidity hovered over 85% in the morning, by afternoon it dropped to 50%, again rising in the evening under the influence of the winds blowing from the sea! The Heat Index touching 45C!
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| (Source: IMD-AWS Data for Panaji October 16, 2014) |
So get set for a Hot Diwali this year!!
