Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 3.9 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season so far, on Saturday. Biting cold conditions prevailed in the national capital as the mercury dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius at Lodhi road and 3.4 degrees Celsius at Ayanagar, as icy winds from snow laden Western Himalayas continued to sweep the city.The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 21 degrees Celsius, an India Meteorological Department official said.
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 4.4 degrees Celsius below normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 notches below normal.Partly cloudy skies are predicted over the national capital towards the evening, the IMD said.
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