Delhi shivers as mercury dips to 5.8 degrees
The national Capital recorded a low of 5.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the third lowest this winter, as people experienced a sharp chill throughout the day with maximum temperatures remaining lower than normal across all monitoring stations. Palam emerged as the coldest station with a minimum of 4.8 degrees Celsius, while Ridge and Ayanagar all recorded 5.8 degrees Celsius, according to the weather office.
The Safdarjung observatory, which serves as Delhi’s base weather station, recorded a low of 5.8 degrees, 1.1 notch below normal. The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 17.5 degrees Celsius, around 1.5 degrees Celsius below the seasonal average. Among the monitoring stations, Palam recorded the lowest maximum temperature at 14.5 degrees Celsius, nearly 4.2 degrees Celsius below normal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) observations showed.
Dense fog reduced visibility at Safdarjung and Palam during the early morning hours on Thursday, with visibility dropping to 500 metres at Safdarjung and 100 metres at Palam, before improving gradually by around 8 am, according to the IMD.
Delhi recorded its first cold day of the year on January 6, when the maximum temperature plunged to 15.7 degrees Celsius, 3.3 degrees below the season’s average, while the minimum settled at 7.6 degrees Celsius.
