Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius today.
New Delhi:
The nation’s capital recorded a minimum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius on Monday, the highest since October 22, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
IMD officials attributed the increase in minimum temperature to the presence of clouds in the area under the influence of a western disturbance.
Delhi had so far witnessed a trend of low minimum temperatures this month due to the lack of cloud cover.
Clouds pick up some of the outgoing infrared radiation and project it downward, warming the ground.
The maximum temperature is expected to stabilize at 26 degrees Celsius, IMD said.
The minimum temperature is expected to drop below 10 degrees Celsius by Friday, according to IMD.
“As the western disturbance recedes from the region, the wind direction will again change to the northwest. Cold winds from the hilly areas, which have received a new wave of snow, will begin to blow towards the nation’s capital,” an IMD official said.
On Sunday, the city recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal and a maximum temperature of 29.1 degrees Celsius.
The Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded 0.4 mm of rain on Sunday.
The weather stations of Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge, Jafarpur, Najafgarh and Pusa recorded rainfall of 1.8mm, 0.3mm, 1.2mm, 1mm, 1mm and 2.5mm respectively.
Fairly widespread rains have been recorded in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh, which should help improve air quality, the IMD official said.
