On Sunday Delhi recorded lowest minimum temperature of the season at 3.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal
NEW DELHI: With the cold wave continuing, the season s lowest minimum temperature of 3.4 degree Celsius, which was five notches below normal, was recorded in Delhi on Sunday.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said the minimum temperature may rise on Monday and Tuesday.
The minimum temperature was the lowest at Lodhi Road at 3.3 degrees Celsius. Last year, the mercury plummeted to below 4° Celsius only in the last week of December. In 2019, the lowest minimum temperature was recorded on December 28 at 2.4° Celsius. The all-time record of lowest minimum temperature was recorded on December 27, 1930 at zero degree Celsius.
The previous lowest maximum this season was 18.5 degree Celsius on Tuesday (File photo)
NEW DELHI: A “severe cold day” was recorded on Thursday with the capital experiencing this winter’s lowest maximum temperature at 15.2 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal. Cold wave conditions also prevailed in some parts of Delhi. Both cold day and cold wave conditions will continue in parts of the capital on Friday.
Delhi’s base observatory, Safdarjung, recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, while the Ridge station recorded the lowest minimum at 3.5 degrees Celsius, followed by 3.8 at Ayanagar. At Palam, the maximum temperature fell to as low as 13.2 degrees Celsius and 13.7 at Jafarpur. The previous lowest maximum this season was 18.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Dense fog also engulfed parts of the capital in morning.
NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded the second consecutive cold day of the season on Wednesday and similar conditions have been predicted at a few places for the next two days, said Met officials. Dense fog also engulfed parts of the capital in morning.
At Safardjung, Delhi’s base station, the minimum temperature dropped to 5.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, and the maximum was 18.6, 4.5 degrees below normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the lowest minimum temperature was recorded at Lodhi Road at 4.8 degrees Celsius. While the lowest maximum temperature was recorded at Jafarpur at 16.1 degrees Celsius, it was 16.2 at Palam.