Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The city's night temperature continued to soar amid the prevailing cloud cover, rising to 18.5degC on the intervening night between Wednesday and Thursday, the highest in 14 years, as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The minimum temperature went up from 17.5degC on Wednesday to 18.5degC on Thursday, 6.6 degrees above normal and highest in the month since 2011 when it had gone up to 18.7degC on February 7.

Ever since the IMD observatory in Sector 39 was set up in 2010, this was the second hottest night recorded in the city in February, and only the third time since then that the minimum temperature has crossed 18degC in the month (see box).

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