November 2014 turned out to be a topsy-turvy month for Goa, weather wise!
Rainfall measuring 12.6 mm was recorded in Margao in 24 hrs from 0830 hrs on Nov 14 to 0830 hrs on Nov 15. This brought down the day temperatures suddenly to 29.8C from the usual 34 C!
The Daily Temperature Chart indicates the temperature trend for November.
The salient features were as follows:
Thus the days in the second half of November were hotter than the days in the first half of the month, but the nights turned cooler in the second half than in the first half!
But the surprising trend was that the average day temperatures in November 2014 at 33.53C was almost one degree Celcius hotter than that in October 2014 at 32.63C!
However the average night temperature in November 2014 at 21.69C was almost two degrees Celcius cooler than that in October 2014 at 23.83C!
According to NOAA report quoted by Times of India in it's edition of December 1, 2014 this October was the hottest October on record Globally!
Now would you agree with that if you were living in Goa? You decide!!
Rainfall measuring 12.6 mm was recorded in Margao in 24 hrs from 0830 hrs on Nov 14 to 0830 hrs on Nov 15. This brought down the day temperatures suddenly to 29.8C from the usual 34 C!
The Daily Temperature Chart indicates the temperature trend for November.
The salient features were as follows:
Thus the days in the second half of November were hotter than the days in the first half of the month, but the nights turned cooler in the second half than in the first half!
But the surprising trend was that the average day temperatures in November 2014 at 33.53C was almost one degree Celcius hotter than that in October 2014 at 32.63C!
However the average night temperature in November 2014 at 21.69C was almost two degrees Celcius cooler than that in October 2014 at 23.83C!
According to NOAA report quoted by Times of India in it's edition of December 1, 2014 this October was the hottest October on record Globally!
Now would you agree with that if you were living in Goa? You decide!!
