Delhi is experiencing the coldest December in recent times and is likely to to experience even colder days. The minimum temperature was recorded at 5.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, which is 3 degrees below normal. On Wednesday, the forecast is clear skies along with mist and shallow fog in the morning.
However the temperatures are predicted to take a dip by Thursday morning, with the minimum expected to drop to 4 degrees Celsius.?
BCCL
IMD declares a cold wave when the temperature is 4 degrees below normal for three days in-a-row.
With the drop in temperature, the air quality in the national capital has also worsened. On Wednesday, the AQI was around the 330 mark, which is categorized as very poor on the index. It is predicted to further deteriorate in the next few days.?
REUTERS
This is the first time since 2014 that the minimum temperature in Delhi will be less than 5 degrees Celsius in December. Back then, it had dropped to 2.6 degrees, and in 2013 it was recorded at 2.4 degrees.