India, Jan. 8 -- After a relatively mild spell, Pune recorded its first significant drop in minimum temperature this January, marking a clear shift towards colder winter conditions. As per data from the India Meteorological Department's (IMD's) Shivajinagar observatory, minimum temperature fell sharply over three days; dropping from 15.4 degrees Celsius on January 5 to 12.9 degrees Celsius on January 6 and further to 10.2 degrees Celsius on January 7.

This is the first notable cooling trend of the month, signalling the strengthening of winter across the city and surrounding areas. Other parts of Pune district, too, reported a similar drop in temperature with the NDA weather station recording the lowest minimum temperature at 8.7 degrees ...