New Delhi:
Delhiites experienced a chilly morning on Tuesday with mercury plummeting to the season's lowest of 6.4 degree Celsius due to snowfall in upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir valley.
Today's minimum is two degrees below normal for this time of the year. On Monday, the minimum was 7.4 degree Celsius while Sunday it was 8.4 degree.
"The snowfall in higher in upper reaches of Himachal and Kashmir has brought down the temperature," a Met official said. The city was swept by icy winds early in the morning.
A thin layer of fog also engulfed the city skyline in the morning reducing the visibility to 1,000 metres. However, flight movement was not affected due to the fog.
The temperature in the city had been oscillating between seven and 25 degrees Celsius in the last week. The Weatherman has predicted mist in the morning with maximum and minimum likely to hover around 21 and six degrees Celsius respectively from Wednesday.
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 all-time record for minimum temperature was recorded on December 26 of 1945 when the mercury dipped to 1.1 degree Celsius.
Today's minimum is two degrees below normal for this time of the year. On Monday, the minimum was 7.4 degree Celsius while Sunday it was 8.4 degree.
"The snowfall in higher in upper reaches of Himachal and Kashmir has brought down the temperature," a Met official said. The city was swept by icy winds early in the morning.
A thin layer of fog also engulfed the city skyline in the morning reducing the visibility to 1,000 metres. However, flight movement was not affected due to the fog.
The temperature in the city had been oscillating between seven and 25 degrees Celsius in the last week. The Weatherman has predicted mist in the morning with maximum and minimum likely to hover around 21 and six degrees Celsius respectively from Wednesday.
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 all-time record for minimum temperature was recorded on December 26 of 1945 when the mercury dipped to 1.1 degree Celsius.
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