The northern region experienced a chilling cold following moderate rain amid blowing stronger winds forcing people to stay indoors throughout Friday.
The maximum temperatures marked sharp falls by six to eight degrees Celsius due to the rains reducing gaps between maximum and minimum temperatures to the minimum during the past 24 hours ending at 6 pm sharply deteriorating weather on Friday.
According to the Met Office sources, the rainfalls recorded during the past nine hours from 6 am to 3 pm on Thursday were 34mm at Rangpur, 41mm at Dinajpur, 22mm at Saidpur, 7mm at Tentulia, 22mm at Dimla and 29mm at Rajarhat points in the region.
Although the maximum temperatures ranged between 21.6 degrees Celsius and 25.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the same dropped sharply and ranged between 15.5 degrees and 18 degrees Celsius on Friday in the northern region.
sThe highest temperatures recorded today in the region were 15.5 degrees Celsius at Rangpur, 16.1 degrees at Dinajpur, 18 degrees at Saidpur, 16.4 degrees at Tentulia, 15.8 degrees at Dimla and 17.6 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat points in the region.
Meanwhile, the lowest temperature of 11.2 degrees Celsius in the country was recorded on Friday at Tentulia point in Panchagarh district.
Besides, the minimum temperatures recorded on Friday were 14.3 degrees Celsius at Rangpur, 13.7 degrees Celsius at Dinajpur, 15 degrees at Saidpur, 14.5 degrees Celsius at Dimla and 13.5 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat points in the region.
Incessant rains and drizzles amid densely cloudy air apparently gave most parts of the region a darker look throughout the day.
Though the rainfalls stopped in the afternoon, blowing winds increased the intensity of cold causing immense sufferings to people, especially of those living particularly on the char and riverine areas
on Friday.
Senior Coordinator (Agriculture and Environment) of RDRS Bangladesh Mamunur Rashid said the weather has been behaving peculiarly as a result of climate change causing uncertainty to all sectors, including agriculture.
"The today's rainfalls in the winter caused a chilling cold, again proving that the changing climate has been creating a grave concern to weather, agriculture, environment, biodiversity, public health and all
other sectors," Rashid added.
