Abuja and Jos — The first few weeks of the year witnessed a harmattan season regarded by many as the coldest in the last three years; however an official of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has said that there was nothing abnormal about the weather.
The city of Jos in Plateau State has always been known for its peculiar weather condition especially between December and February when the harmattan season sets in. The harmattan season in Jos and environs is usually accompanied with dusty cold winds and harmattan haze. However, residents of the city who witnessed this year's weather spoke of an unusually harsh condition that they say they last experienced in 2011. The cold weather had become almost unbearable from the last few days of December to early January. But by January 14th, the weather had warmed up.
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