2.4 Degrees In Delhi

IMD has predicted severe cold wave conditions for the next two days!

New Delhi: On Tuesday morning, 17 January 2023, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius as chilly winds whipped through Delhi and its adjoining areas.

The city witnessed the coldest day of the season yesterday with the temperature plunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius.

At 1.4 degrees Celsius, yesterday's Delhi temperature is the lowest in January since 2021. Safdarjung observatory which is the city's base station which had recorded a minimum temperature of 1.1 degree Celsius on January 1, 2021.

The all-time low of minus 0.6 degree Celsius was recorded in the national capital on January 16, 1935.

Intense cold wave conditions and fog prevailed in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and parts of Rajasthan and UP.

Dense fog conditions in parts of northwest India have lowered the visibility, delaying several flights and trains.

The chilly weather has prompted Chandigarh, Rajasthan's Udaipur and Uttar Pradesh's Meerut to extend the winter break for students of up to Class 8.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted intense cold wave conditions to continue in northwest India and parts of central India till Wednesday, after which, the temperatures will increase by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius from Thursday.

Earlier, Delhi saw an intense cold wave spell from January 5 to January 9, the second longest in the month in a decade.

The city has recorded around 50 hours of dense fog in January so far, which is the maximum in the month since 2019.