With maximum temperature settling at 12.2 degree Celsius and minimum recorded at 10.4 degree Celsius at Safadarjung Observatory, Delhi has recorded its coldest day in past 22 years on Tuesday.
According to Dr Rajender Jenamani, a MeT scientist, "With 0.6 degree Celsius further fall Delhi's Safdarjung has today day maximum is 12.2 degree Celsius and minimum 10.4degree Celsius -It it has today further broken 22 Year record for Delhi and it is the lowest max temp since 1997 for December month maximum temperature."
Elaborating weather trend, Dr Jenamni further said that on December 28, 1997, Delhi's maximum was 11.3 degree Celsius.
"The ever lowest day maximum temperature recorded was 11.2 degree Celsius on December 28 in the year 1973."
Dr Jenamni further said that cold day conditions has further intensified over north India with further extending to whole Utter Pradesh, parts of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. "Under persistence low clouds over the region, severe Cold Day conditions have been observed in most pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan."
"In some pockets over West Madhya Pradesh and in isolated pockets over East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
Cold Day Conditions have been observed in most pockets over south Rajasthan and in some pockets over
West Madhya Pradesh," MeT scientist added.
Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its forecast stated that cold wave will persist till December 19.
MeT in its weekly weather forecast marked that Delhi may witness light rain and drizzle on December 20 and 21while foggy days are ahead starting from December 22.
Minimum temperature will fall further and oscillate between seven degree Celsius to 10 degree Celsius and Maximum temperature will also oscillate between 12 degree Celsius and 18 degree Celsius.