Delhi recorded the coldest winter morning of the season today, at 3.9 degrees (Representational)
New Delhi:
Intense cold conditions prevailed in the national capital this morning, as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.9 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season so far.
“The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal. The maximum temperature is likely to be set around 21 degrees Celsius,” an official said. of the IMD.
Mercury fell to 3.3 degrees Celsius and 3.4 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road and Ayanagar, respectively, as icy snow-laden winds from the western Himalayas continued to sweep across the city, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
On Friday, the low temperature had plummeted to 2.7 degrees Celsius in Jafarpur.
Delhi had registered a “severe” cold day on Thursday when the maximum temperature fell to 15.2 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal and the lowest of this season so far.
On Friday, it rose to 19.8 degrees Celsius.
A “cold day” is when the minimum temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 4.4 degrees Celsius below normal. A “severe” cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 degrees below normal.
Partly cloudy skies are forecast over the national capital into the evening, IMD said.
The minimum temperature is expected to hover around 5 degrees Celsius in the next five to six days, he said.
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