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The Data Man: Interview with Ajit Chandrasekhar Regarding the Bangalore Weather

  The Data Man Interview with Ajit Chandrasekhar Regarding the Bangalore Weather     'Weather in Bangalore' by Ajit Chandrasekhar can be accessed here.   Print.Able: Good Morning Ajit. Thank you for the fascinating post on the extremes of the Bangalore weather in 2024.   We have some questions for you.   Print.Able: Have you always been interested in the weather? Ajit: Yes. From when I was around ten.   Print.Able: Was there anyone else in your family who was interested in the weather and meteorological phenomena? Ajit: Not on a regular basis. I was found it interesting on my own.   Print.Able: Do you remember any significant weather-related incidents from your childhood. Ajit: We had some friends who recounted to me that when their family went to Coimbatore one winter, it was 10 ° C and they were all shivering.   When everybody saw the Coimbatore weather report in the paper, they thought it was a mistake. My parents said to me, ‘A

'Weather in Bangalore' by Ajit Chandrasekhar

  Weather in Bangalore 2024  by Ajit Chandrasekhar     This year, 2024, has seen the second hottest summer, 39 ° C (102 ° F) and the heaviest rainfall in recorded history. 190 mm (19 cm) or 7.4” on 21 st October from 6 pm to midnight 21/22 October, breaching the record of 179 mm of rainfall in September 1988.   The hottest summer I have seen was in 2016 with the hottest day of 40 ° C (104 ° F) on 24 th April, 2016. Everybody was shocked. Bangalore is higher than many other places, 3200’ (approximately 930 m) above sea level, which is why it is usually cooler than surrounding areas. Normal summer temperatures in Bangalore are 34 ° C in the day and about 23 ° C at night.   I have seen in the newspaper that many people are predicting that winter will be colder than normal in 2024/2025. But one can’t say till we actually see it happening. I have experienced 9 ° C (48 ° F) in the year 1974/75. Two days, once in December and once in early January.   I have see