Hottest July in last 5 years for Kolkata

Kolkata is currently facing the hottest July in the last five years with temperatures rising to 35 degrees on 10 days of this month. The average maximum temperature in July for Kolkata is supposed to be around 32.4 degrees, but it has crossed the mark this year. With no sign of proper rainfall, the maximum temperature has remained above 33 degrees for most of the days in July for Kolkata making it one of the hottest July in the last few years. The Meteorological Department has predicted that the temperature might further go up in the next few days and justified the current situation, stating that lack of proper rainfall in this time of the year is the main reason behind the rise in temperature. Sanjib Bandyopadhyay, deputy director-general, India Meteorological Department, Calcutta said, “The absence of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal meant the monsoon trough hardly passed over south Bengal this month. The trough had remained stationed over the foothills of the Himalayas for a fairly long period. The monsoon trough keeps oscillating. When it is over the foothills of the Himalayas, north Bengal and the Northeast get rain. When it descends to the northern Bay of Bengal, coastal Bengal gets rain. If the trough descends further, peninsular India gets drenched. But it is unusual for the trough to skip south Bengal for such a long period”. The weather department, however, has predicted a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal from July 26 which might bring rain in south Bengal.