Delhi temperature lower than Shimla, Manali: People facing severe cold

For the last few days, minimum temperatures of Shimla, Dharamsala and Mussoorie have been registering higher than Delhi.

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Shimla: For the last few days Shimla, Dharamsala and Mussoorie have been registering higher minimum temperatures than Delhi. The minimum temperature in the national capital has been below 10 degrees Celsius for the last few days.

From November 1 to November 29, the city has recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest in at least a decade, according to IMD data. People are facing severe cold weather conditions due to the continuous fall in temperature in the plains of north India. Scores of people die every year due to cold waves that sweep across the north Indian plains.

Clouds trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation and radiate it back downward, warming the ground. The month of October was the coldest in 58 years in the national capital. The mean minimum temperature in October this year was 17.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest since 1962 when it was 16.9 degrees Celsius.On Wednesday (December 2) too, the minimum temperature of the capital was just 8.2 degrees. This is one degree below normal.

In Shimla, the minimum temperature was recorded at 11.4, Dharamsala 9.2 and Mussoorie 8.5 degrees Celsius.

The Meteorological Department estimates that there will be a drop in temperature in the coming time. Along with this, there is a possibility of fog in the morning and evening, although the weather will be clear during the day.