The maximum temperature on Tuesday was 2 degrees above normal. While it’s the highest of the season so far, last year, the city had seen the maximum temperatures go up till 32.4°C in the month of March.
Orchardists and officials in the state horticulture dept said the average farm gate price of the fruit is ₹6 to ₹11 per kg, which was expected to be ₹20 per kg
Lucknow was in the grip of a severe cold day for the second consecutive day on Saturday, recording its lowest day temperature of the season at 11.8 degrees Celsius. Last year, lowest day temperature for the month was 10.6 degrees Celsius, said Lucknow met office.