With the minimum temperature dipping to 4 degrees Celsius, Delhi experienced the season’s coldest day on Wednesday.
Coldest in 5 yrs
However, the mercury dipped to 2.3 degrees at Lodhi Road in south Delhi and 2.8 degrees at Akshardham in east Delhi. According to the Safdarjung meteorological department, it was the coldest day in five years, the minimum temperature being three degrees below normal.
At Palam, the minimum temperature was recorded at 4.7 degrees Celsius. The visibility was recorded at 500 metres at 5.30 a.m. in Safdarjung which later improved to 1,200 metres at 8.30 a.m. and to 2,000 metres at 11.30 a.m.
At Palam, the visibility was 800 metres at 5.30 a.m. as well as at 8.30 a.m. and it improved to 1,000 metres at 11.30 a.m, said the meteorological department.
The humidity oscillated between 100 and 54 per cent. The forecast for Thursday is a mainly clear sky with mist and shallow fog in the morning.
Trains cancelled
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 17 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively, the forecast said. Meanwhile, 11 north-bound trains were cancelled, while 26 were delayed due to fog, a Railway official said. However, flight operations were reported to be mostly normal.
