Parts of Delhi and adjoining areas to the national capital on Thursday morning witnessed light rains which led a slight dip in the temperature with the air quality recorded under the 'poor' category.
Delhi witnessed a chilly Friday morning as the minimum temperature dipping to settle at the season's average of 5.3 degrees Celsius. Some parts of the city witnessed dense fog causing at least 23 Delhi-bound trains delay by one to three hours.
The national capital recorded an above normal maximum temperature for the second consecutive day on Thursday after remaining in the grip of a prolonged cold spell, the longest since 1992. The city recorded a high of 23 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal.
Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in parts of Rajasthan on Sunday with Jaipur's minimum temperature settling at 1.4 degrees Celsius-- the lowest in more than five decades. Heavy fog and intense cold wave affected normal life, the meteorological department said.
Delhi temperature: The National Capital Region is on its way to record its second-coldest December since 1901, according to India Meteorological Department. In the hill-state of Himachal Pradesh, Kufri, Manali, Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Seobagh and Kalpa shivered at below sub-zero temperatures.
The minimum temperatures, which had been hovering below normal at most places during the past few days, rose by a few notches across Punjab and Haryana on Thursday.
The night temperature plummeted in most places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with Srinagar recording the coldest night of the season at minus 3.5 degrees Celsius -- 0.9 degrees below the season's average, the official said.
The minimum in Leh town of Ladakh region increased by 2.8 degrees to settle at minus 12.8 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius
The winter season has set in with Delhi recording single-digit temperature reading -- of 9.4 degrees Celsius -- for the first time this season. According to Skymet Weather, more cold weather conditions are on the way as the night temperatures are set to fall further and might be recorded close to about 8 degrees Celsius during the next few days.
The popular tourist destination Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Friday saw the season's lowest temperature of minus 0.6 degree Celsius. However, it remained bereft of snow but hills in its vicinity received plentiful snowfall, turning them even more picturesque. As news of the snowfall flashed across the plains, tourists started booking Manali resorts to enjoy the snowy landscape.
The study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, compared chemical deposits found on present-day corals -- that are dependent on water temperature -- with similar deposits on older coral records representing relevant sea surface temperatures from the past 7,000 years.
After witnessing heat wave early this month, the day temperature in Jammu fell to 35.6 degrees Celsius following overcast conditions and showers on Monday and hovered around the season's average of 38 degrees Celsius till Friday.
The state witnessed pre-monsoon showers in the last 24 hours in Shahdol, Indore, Ujjain, Rewa, Bhopal, Hoshangabad and Jabalpur divisions, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
The maximum temperature on Saturday is expected to hover around 43 degrees Celsius and minimum at 29 degrees Celsius.
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