Tetulia shivers amid mild cold wave for a week
A mild cold wave has been sweeping across Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh district for the past week, with the northern frontier recording the nation's lowest temperatures consistently during this period.
Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD) recorded a minimum temperature of 9.7 degrees Celsius at 9am today (17 December), while the air humidity stood at 71%.
Earlier, the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius at 9am yesterday. On that day, air humidity was 74% and wind speed ranged between 9 and 10 kilometres per hour. The maximum temperature of the day was recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius.
On 15 December, the minimum temperature at 9am was recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, with air humidity at 89% and wind speed between 9 and 10 kilometres per hour. The maximum temperature of the day was 27.2 degrees Celsius. The intensity of cold was also evident on the preceding days.
Besides, 9.0 degrees Celsius was recorded on 14 December followed by 9.3 degrees Celsius on 13 December, 9.3 degrees Celsius on 12 December and the season's lowest of 8.9 degrees Celsius on 11 December.
The met office said that a mild cold wave has been prevailing in Tetulia continuously since 11 December.