Winds likely to bring mercury further down in the Delhi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert predicting a dense to very dense fog over Delhi-NCR for Monday morning.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert predicting a dense to very dense fog over Delhi-NCR for Monday morning.
Lastly, it was on January 8, 2006, that the city had recorded a minimum of 0.2 degree Celsius.
The mercury dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius and 3.4 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road and Ayanagar, respectively, as icy winds from snow-laden Western Himalayas continued to sweep the city, the India Meteorological Department said.
For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 degrees less than the normal for two consecutive days.
As per the weather agency, in Delhi, the average minimum temperature for the month of November is 12.9 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday, the national capital had recorded a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 24.2 degrees Celsius.
This year, December had recorded 18 consecutive 'cold days' which is maximum after 17 cold days in December 1997.
Due to the weather condition, at least 26 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to five hours.
The air quality index was at 196 in the 'moderate' category at 9 am.
At the Safdarjung and Palam Observatory, the night temperature was recorded at 9.4 degree Celsius during the last 24 hours.
