Delhi records coldest morning of season with minimum temperature at 3.3 degree Celsius
On Monday morning, the National capital Delhi recorded the coldest morning of this winter season at 3.3 degree Celsius.
New Delhi: On Monday morning, the National capital Delhi recorded the coldest morning of this winter season at 3.3 degree Celsius. This temperature was recorded at the official weather observatory of Delhi in Safdarjung.
Further in another weather monitoring station at Lodhi Road in Delhi, recorded its minimum temperature at 3.1 degree Celsius.
The minimum temperature in the national capital Delhi has been consistently decreasing since the past few days. This comes as a result of harsh weather conditions due to the cold wave and dense fog. The minimum temperature in Delhi on Sunday was recorded at 3.5 degree Celsius at Safdarjung and 3.4 degree Celsius at Lodhi Road.
Temperature has remained below four degree Celsius at maximum parts in Delhi since Friday as residents continue to shiver in cold.
Along with the bone-chilling cold, Delhi-NCR was wrapped in a blanket of fog that led to delays in 18 trains and several flights due to poor visibility.
Due to the dense fog it had lowest visibility at zero in Safdarjung and Palam at 2 a.m.
The IMD classifies fog intensity into four types: shallow, moderate, dense and very dense fog.
Meanwhile, several areas in Delhi were experiencing ‘severe’ air quality, prompting the weather office to issue a red alert due to the prevailing cold and fog conditions.
(With inputs from IANS)
Ms Kalinga