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Delhi shivers at 3.2 degree Celsius, cold wave grips other parts of North India

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/14/2021 12:16:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 Delhi woke up to a bonechilling cold at a minimum temperature of 3.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as a dense layer of fog engulfed the national Capital. The cold wave condition has gripped other parts of North India as well. Minimum temperatures of 5.2 degrees Celsius and 4.8 degrees Celsius recorded at Palam and Safdarjung, respectively at 5:30 am today in Delhi, according to the India Meteorological Department. Along with the dip in the temperature, Delhi's air quality has also turned 'very poor' with the overall air quality index (AQI) standing at 301, as per the System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research (SAFAR). Meanwhile, Kanpur recorded a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. Cold wave conditions continue to prevail in the Valley with Srinagar witnessing a temperature of minus 7.8 last night - the lowest in many years for the month of January. Because of the freezing temperature, parts of the famous Dal lake have also frozen. The weather department has predicted that it is going to continue to remain dry and cold in Kashmir for at least one week. Intense cold wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday with Narnaul being the coldest place in both the states at 1.4 degrees Celsius. Narnaul in Haryana recorded a low of three notches below the normal. Hisar was another place where the mercury settled below the 2 degrees Celsiusmark. It registered a minimum temperature of 1.7 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal. Among other places in the state, Ambala, Karnal and Rohtak experienced cold conditions at 7.8, 6.5 and 5 degrees Celsius, respectively, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here. Bhiwani and Sirsa reeled under cold conditions at 2.8 and 3.4 degrees Celsius, respectively. Chandigarh, the joint capital of both states, recorded a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius. Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala registered their respective minimums at 3.5, 3.8 and 6.4 degrees Celsius, up to two degrees below the normal. The minimum temperatures of Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur settled at 9.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.2, 4 and 8.2 degrees Celsius respectively. A thick blanket of fog enveloped many places, including Bhiwani, Sirsa and Bathinda in the morning.