New Delhi: Delhi witnessed the lowest minimum temperature of the season on Thursday with mercury plummeting to 5.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
The maximum temperature on Thursday hovered around 15 degrees Celsius, seven notches below normal.
Dense fog and lack of sunlight has led to the dip in temperature. Similar conditions are likely to continue today as well, a senior Meteorological Department official said.
The India Meteorological Department had said on Tuesday that the conditions will start to improve from Thursday.
Delhi’s air quality index has deteriorated to “very poor” with a reading of 340 on Thursday due to decrease in wind speed.
The overall AQI was in “very poor” category on Thursday. A decrease in wind speed is likely for Thursday and Friday, Safar India has forecasted.
Delhi witnessed the coldest December day in 22 years on Tuesday with temperatures plummeting to 12.2 degrees Celsius.
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