Udhagamandalam: Ooty, the famed hill retreat, has not experienced frost formation for even a single day during the ongoing winter season. Experts view this as an unusual event.
The lowest minimum temperature recorded in the past one month in Ooty was 7 degree Celsius. Normally, the temperature dips to 2-3 degree Celsius and even touches zero degree rarely.
Horticulture officials said there were no instances of frost due to an extended spell of rain during December. However, the average amount of rainfall received in the hills during the northeast monsoon season is comparatively less this year than earlier years, they said.