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February
2007: Snow in Kathmandu
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Kathmandu
Valley witnessed the first snowfall in 63 years on Wednesday, 14 Feb 2007
morning which brought people out into the streets, school children ran
out of their classrooms and the mobile phone system was paralysed for an
hour as people started calling each other.
View
of snow-covered Champadevi Hill near Thankot in Kathmandu Valley, as seen
from Naya Baneshwor, after incessant rainfall on Wednesday, 14 Feb 2007.
The
snow was part of a westerly disturbance that had earlier dumped about 20
mm of rain all over Nepal. The temperature hovered at 7 degrees all day
Wednesday, but this wasn't cold enough for the snow to accumulate in the
Valley. However, the hills surrounding Kathmandu had snow down to 1,900
m with roofs in Thankot, Dakshinkali and even Budalnilkantha with accumulation.
The
temperature of Kathmandu Valley is 3 degree Celsius and if the temperature
goes down to minus, the snow will freeze. However, there is no possibility
of the snow freezing as the weather condition is improving gradually, he
said.
Normal
life across the country has been badly affected Wednesday due to incessant
rain while Kathmandu Valley and many other hilly areas have witnessed snowfall.
Some
of the western and eastern hilly districts and mountainous regions have
witnessed heavy snowfall following continuous rain. Two to three feet thick
snow has been recorded in several parts of the country.
The
district headquarters of western Baglung, Myagdi and Parbat districts saw
snowfall for the first time. Schools in remote parts of these hilly districts
remain closed due to rain and snowfall.
Some
places around Kathmandu Valley like Phulchoki, Godavari and Nagarkot have
been covered with snow.
In
Dolakha, all the schools remain closed for a week following snowfall in
the area.
In
the last 24 hours, Bhairawaha had the highest rainfall of 98.5 mm. Likewise,
Birendranagar witnessed 92.3 mm, Pokhara 79.9 mm while Kathmandu had some
20mm rainfall.
Source:
Nepalnews
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January
2006: Cold wave hits Terai region
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A
cold wave coming from north-western India has hit Nepal's entire Terai
region, severely affecting life there. Foggy weather and a quick drop in
temperature since Tuesday has forced people to light camp fires and stay
indoors in places like Dhangadhi, Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Simara, Biratnagar
and Jhapa.
Meteorologists
confirmed reports of two deaths due to freezing, caused by the cold wave.
Janakpur airport was closed due to poor visibility," he said. Similarly,
due to poor visibility, all flights to and from Bhairahawa airport were
cancelled.
The
maximum temperatures recorded in several districts in the Terai were far
below that of Kathmandu. The maximum temperatures in Dhangadhi, Nepalgunj
and Bhairahawa were recorded Saturday, 7 January 2006 at 18.0, 15.6 and
13.7 degrees Celsius respectively, while the same in Kathmandu was 24 degrees
Celsius.
Cold
wave is a regular occurrence in Nepal's Terai belt during December-January.
The impact of cold wave include poor visibility leading to cancellation
of flights and cold-related health hazards, such as common cold and pneumonia
that sometimes leads to death.
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