Delhi is experiencing coldest December since 1901. Here is what you should know
Delhi residents are all wrapped under their blankets and still haven’t been able to escape the chilling winds that are blowing continuously for a couple of days. Delhi is experiencing the second-coldest December since 1901.
“December 1997 recorded the lowest MMT of 17.3 degrees Celsius,” said the officials.
The lowest maximum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius was recorded on 25 December by the weather station at Palam.
Here are some tweets shared regarding the weather conditions in Delhi:
#DelhiWeather Brace for coldest night of season today; cold waves to continue till New Yearhttps://t.co/aN9545aMGi pic.twitter.com/x4PbIYDwVc
— Business Today (@BT_India) December 27, 2019
5 degree #DelhiWeather
The biting cold in #Delhi
A game of football is the best way to fight this cold for me.
— Shaji Prabhakaran (@Shaji4Football) December 27, 2019
me right now#Delhiwinters #Delhiweather pic.twitter.com/tjLjRameaO
— Sreyasi Divakar (@sreyasi_2005) December 25, 2019
Gurgaon fogged out #delhi #fog #weather #delhiweather #delhiwinter pic.twitter.com/o3kWwRShK4
— Shilpa dias (@shilpasaid) December 19, 2019
The lowest temperature was last observed in the years 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2014 and severe conditions are expected to stay till 20 December 2019. After that, a change in wind direction is expected so temperature might change, as per the weather reports.
According to the information shared by IMD, a “cold day” is when the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 points below the normally expected temperature and a severely cold day is recorded when the expected temperature is 6.5 degrees below normal.