At 3°C, Delhi wakes up to coldest January morning in 3 years

Key Highlights

• Safdarjung, the city’s primary observatory, recorded a minimum temperature of 3°C, 4.4 notches below normal, IMD data showed.
• Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 4°C, 3.3 notches below normal, and Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 3°C, three notches below normal.
• The Ridge recorded a low of 4.4°C, 3.7 notches below normal, and Ayanagar recorded a low of 3.2°C, 3.9 notches below normal.
• According to the IMD, cold wave conditions are declared when minimum temperatures fall 4.5 to 6.4 degrees below normal.
• The maximum temperature for the day is expected to settle around 20°C.