Season's coldest day in Delhi

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

experienced the coldest day of the season with temperatures dropping as low as 5 degrees Celsius, the Office said.

The maximum temperature was recorded at 20.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, it said.


Dense fog curtailed visibility to below 50 metres at 5.30 AM and improved slightly to 50 metres by 8.30 AM. The conditions led to disruption of flight and

92 trains were running late, 44 were rescheduled and 19 cancelled, a said.

Airport officials in the morning said 14 flights were delayed due to fog.

However, as the day progressed, the visibility improved significantly to 1,500 metres, an of the department said.

Relative humidity oscillated between 100 and 53 per cent.

The weatherman has forecast dense to very dense fog tomorrow morning.

"The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 20 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively, tomorrow," the said.

Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 18.4 and 7.4 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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First Published: Thu, January 04 2018. 19:16 IST