more-inThe Capital on Tuesday witnessed chilly and strong breezy conditions that resulted in the mercury dropping to 5.2 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest day of the season so far. According to a MeT department official, the Safdarjung observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 5.2 degrees, two notches below normal while Lodhi Road recorded a minimum of 3.4 degrees Celsius. At Palam, the minimum temperature settled at 5.9 degrees and at Ayanagar and Ridge it was 5.8 and 7.0 degrees Celsius respectively. Lowest in 5 yearsTuesday’s minimum temperature was the lowest in last five years, the MeT official said. “The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 16 and 4 degrees Celsius, respectively,” the weatherman said.

Source: The Hindu January 10, 2017 20:23 UTC