No Guns N’ Roses, but Nov rain sets new record in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: A sudden turn in weather conditions on Sunday midnight caused record rainfall overnight — highest in a single day in November in over two decades — in the city. It led to drop in temperatures and paved the way for shallow fog and chilly nights in the coming days.
A thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and strong winds hit the city around midnight followed by rains that continued till Monday morning.Total 26.2 mm rainfall was recorded till 9am. The maximum temperature during the day was restricted to 25 degree Celsius, five degrees below normal. The storm also led to power cuts and uprooted trees and poles at some places.
State Met director JP Gupta said a western disturbance (WD) that developed over Pakistan on Saturday and an induced cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan caused widespread thunderstorm and rains in north and northwest India. Many parts of west and central UP were lashed by thunderstorms and rains, he added.
The two weather factors have turned weak and may cause scattered thunderstorms, but by and large, conditions would remain partly cloudy and dry on Tuesday. The moisture left behind by the rains and revival of northwesterly winds will lead to formation of shallow fog from Tuesday till the weekend, he added. The night temperatures may gradually fall by 4-5 degrees.
November is not known for rains. In fact, in the past 20 years, November witnessed rainfall only in 2010, 2015, 2009, 2002 and 2001. The amount of rainfall was below 5mm, barring in 2007 and 2010 when 7.7 mm and 17.2 mm rain were recorded, in the entire month.