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Mercury dips to -5 degree at Sandinala in Nilgiris, ice on waterbodies
December 28, 2017
Mercury dipped to minus 5 degree Celcius between midnight and early today at Sandinala on the outskirts of the tourist town in the Nilgiris.
The area has recorded minus 3 degrees three days ago in the early hours, forcing people to stay indoors till noon.
The temperature stayed at minus 3 degrees till midnight yesterday and suddenly dipped to minus 5 degrees in the wee hours of Thursday, official sources said. As a result, the majority of waterbodies had a thin layer of ice with stones and paper cups on the surface.
