As temperatures keep dipping in the national capital, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that Delhi could be witnessing its coldest day in 119 years for December month as the day temperature has been unusually low on this day. The met department added that low temperatures were also recorded at Ayanagar (7.8 degrees Celsius), Ridge (8.4 degrees Celsius), and Lodi Road (9.2 degrees Celsius). The day is likely to break all records for being the coldest day is because prior to this, the lowest daytime temperature for December that Safdarjung in Delhi had recorded in the last 118 years (since 1901) was 11.3 degrees Celsius on December 28, 1997. Severe cold day (SCD) or cold day is prevailing over Delhi NCR since December 14. Delhi saw the lowest temperature of the season in six years at 1.4 degrees on Saturday.

Source: dna December 30, 2019 11:48 UTC