Cold wave conditions continued unabated in the national Capital on Wednesday with the minimum and maximum temperatures settling well below the normal mark and fog disrupting flight operations and affecting the movement of 70 trains. The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, whose reading is considered to be the official temperature for the city, was recorded three notches below normal at 15.9 degrees Celsius and 0.4 degrees less than Tuesday’s maximum, MeT department officials said.
The minimum settled at three points below the normal and two degrees less than Tuesday’s minimum at 5 degrees Celsius. The visibility was recorded 600 metres at 5.30 am and 500 metres at 11.30 am, 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm. The humidity oscillated between 97 and 63 per cent. The MeT has predicted a clear sky on Thursday with moderate to dense fog in the morning.