New Delhi: A relatively warmer morning
greeted Delhiites on Wednesday with the minimum temperature rising by
over two degrees to settle at 6.7 degree Celsius.
Today's low was two degrees below normal for this time of
the season and 2.3 degrees more than yesterday's minimum of
4.4 degree Celsius.
The maximum temperature in the last 24 hours was recorded
at 21.6 degree Celsius.
The weatherman said there will be a cover of shallow fog
in the morning tomorrow and the minimum and maximum may be
between 7 degrees and 23 degrees, respectively.
December saw the minimum temperature coming down to 2.9
degrees Celsius on Christmas morning, the lowest of the season
so far.
The record lowest minimum for the month was on January
16, 1935, when the mercury touched minus 0.6 degrees Celsius
while the highest maximum was 32.5 degrees on January 28,
2004.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 11:36