vIndianz.com(27 Dec, 2009) — Cold wave situation further intensified in the capital today as icy winds blew throughout the capital bringing down the minimum temperature to 5.2 degree Celsius, the lowest in the season so far.
Today’s minimum is three degrees lower than normal for this time of the year and lowest on December 26 in the previous five years, the Met office said.
Yesterday, the minimum was 7.4 degree Celsius whilst on Thursday it was 6.1 degree.
The Met office said northwesterly winds blowing above north India and snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal and Kashmir valley have brought down the temperature in the capital.
A thin layer of fog in addition engulfed the city skyline in the morning plummeting the visibility to 7, 00 meters. However, flight movement was not affected due to the fog.
The temperature in the city had been oscillating among six and 25 degrees Celsius in the last week. The Weatherman has predicted mist in the morning with maximum and minimum expected to linger around 21 and five degrees Celsius correspondingly tomorrow.
In 2008, the lowest minimum of the month was 6.4 degree Celsius recorded on December 26 while in 2007; it was 3.9 degrees on December 29. The record for 2006 was 7.3 degree Celsius on November 29.
The unsurpassed record for minimum temperature was recorded on December 26 of 1945 when the mercury dipped to 1.1 degree Celsius.
Further Reading- Cold wave continues to sweep national capital – The Hindu
- Delhi sees bright, sunny Sunday morning – Sify
- Snow, winds leave Shimla shivering at minus 3.3 degrees – Indian Express
- Delhiites get respite from the bone-chilling cold – NDTV.com
- Keylong in Himachal freezes with maximum temp of minus 5.7 – Times of India
- Icy winds leave Delhiites shivering – The Hindu
- Cold weather intensifies in Punjab,Haryana – Oneindia
- Northern India shivers under cold wave, Leh at – 23.6 deg C – Times of India
- Orissa reels under sweltering heat – NDTV.com
- Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley – NDTV.com
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