With the maximum temperature dipping a good six notches below normal settling at 16.5 degrees Celsius, Saturday marked the coldest February for Delhi in a decade. Saturday’s weather conditions came as a sudden change for Delhiites as temperatures plummeted by over 10 degrees in the Capital from Friday’s 26.4 degrees Celsius. The Met department has predicted similar weather on Sunday.
“There was a sudden change in temperature because of the clouds remained low throughout the day and covered all of Delhi. Adding to the chill were strong Northerly winds of 16-24 kmph blowing from the snow capped mountains. This brought down the day significantly from yesterday’s 26.4 degress C. It is now the coldest February since 2005,” said RK Jenamani, director, Met department, IGI Airport. The minimum temperature was recorded at 14.2 degrees Celsius which was six degrees above normal for this time of the year. Humidity levels oscillated between 93 per cent and 74 per cent.
“With the moving away of the current Western Disturbance today, the temperature has fallen by over 10 degrees. last it was 14.7 degree Celsius on February 2, 2004, after which this year it has been the coldest,” he informed. Sunday’s weather conditons are likely to remain the same with the maximum hovering around 16.5 degrees and the minimum being 14.