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Delhi continued to reel under a severe cold wave on Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 3.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above Saturday's minimum temperature.
New Delhi: Delhi continued to reel under a severe cold wave on Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 3.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above Saturday's minimum temperature.
Delhi had recorded season's coldest day on Saturday with minimum temperature dropping to 2.4 degrees Celsius.
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Dense fog enveloped the city reducing visibility to less than 500 metres.
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"The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.30 am at Safdarjang Observatory at 3.4 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal," a MeT official said.
India Meteorological Department (IMD): Minimum temperature recorded at various locations in Delhi, today; 2.8 degree Celsius in Lodi Road area, 3.2 in Palam & 3.4 in Safdarjung area.
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2019
While the Palam Observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 3.2 degrees Celsius, the mercury dropped to 2.8 degrees in the Lodhi Road area.
The humidity level was recorded at 94 per cent.
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The weatherman has predicted clear sky in afternoon even as the cold wave is expected to continue.
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"The day will be severely cold due to cold wave at most places in the city," the official added.
With chilling cold continuing to sweep Delhi-NCR, the region is expected to record its second-coldest December since 1901, the weather department had said on Thursday. (PTI)