Delhi Records Coldest Morning Of The Season At 6.5 Degree Celsius

New Delhi: 

Delhi recorded the season’s coldest morning on Monday with the minimum temperature settling three notches below normal at 6.5 degrees Celsius, the Met office said.

The minimum temperature recorded at the observatory at Lodhi Road was 6.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, it said. The air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category.

The maximum temperature was recorded at 24.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.

The national capital has been witnessing below-normal temperatures during the last couple of days. On Saturday, the city recorded a low of 8.5 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.3 degrees Celsius.

The forecast for the period between December 12 and 17 indicates that the minimum temperature will oscillate between 6 and 8 degrees Celsius.