Delhiites shiver as minimum temperature falls to 2.4 degree Celsius

PTI Updated - January 01, 2020 at 11:27 AM.

The air quality was in the “severe” category.

File photo

Delhiites continued to remain in the grip of cold conditions on Wednesday, as the minimum temperature settled at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, officials said.

Twenty-nine trains were delayed for over two-nine hours due to weather conditions, they said.

“The minimum temperature was recorded at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal,” a MeT official said, adding, the humidity was 97 per cent. The air quality recorded at 9:38 AM was 433 in the “severe” category.

According to the Meteorological department, it would be partly cloudy sky with moderate fog in the morning. The maximum temperature in the national capital would hover around 16 degrees Celsius.

Published on January 1, 2020 05:40