Cold wave grips Delhi, min drops to 4oC

Cold wave grips Delhi, min drops to 4oC
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The national Capital on Tuesday witnessed cold conditions with the icy winds blowing from snow-covered western Himalayas bringing the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far.

The maximum temperature also dipped to 18.5 degrees Celsius, more than four notches below normal, said , the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

At 4.1 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, was five notches below normal on Tuesday morning. At Jafarpur, the mercury dipped to 3.6 degrees Celsius. The Ayanagar and Lodhi Road minimum dropped to 4.2 degrees Celsius.

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