At 12.3°C, Delhi finally feels the winter chill
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi The Capital has been engulfed in smog over the past week, The minimum temperature dipped markedly on Tuesday, aided by persistent cold northwesterly winds in the region, to record a season-low of 12.3 degrees Celsius. Until November 18, Delhi’s average minimum temperature was 17.07°C, almost three degrees above the expected long-period minimum temperature of 14.2°C for the November 1-18 period. Forecasts show Delhi’s minimum temperature is likely to hover around 12°C till Thursday, before marginally rising by 1-2°C as the wind direction begins to fluctuate. The last time there was as much delay in the drop was in 2015, when the minimum temperature fell below the 15°C mark, to 11°C, on November 18. According to long-period data, the minimum temperature in Delhi can dip below 10°C towards the end of the month, with the lowest minimum temperature last November being 9.2°C.