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The capital of India, Delhi, is shrouded in fog and cold. On Friday morning, the low temperature was recorded at 1.1 degrees Celsius. The Safdarjung Observatory has recorded the lowest temperature in the last 15 years. Previously, on January 8, 2007, the city recorded a temperature of 0.2 degrees Celsius. That is the record for the lowest temperature in Delhi. This information has been known by the report of the broadcast medium NDTV.“}”>
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a low of 2.4 degrees Celsius in January last year.
Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD’s regional forecast center, said visibility in Safdarjung and Palam dropped to zero meters at 6 a.m. Friday due to heavy fog. He said that the minimum temperature could start to rise as of tomorrow. He said temperatures could rise in northwestern India from January 2-6 due to westerly winds. The low temperature could be 7 degrees Celsius between January 4 and 5, the official said.
Kuldeep Srivastava said: ‘The lowest temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius is the worst in 15 years. In 2006, the temperature dropped to 0.2 degrees. The cold wave will continue today but the temperature will rise from tomorrow.
According to the Department of Meteorology, visibility is reduced from zero to 50 meters and a dense fog is observed. Fog with a range of 51 to 200 meters is called dense fog and medium fog with 201 to 500 meters.
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