Soaking up the sun Delhis day temperature rises to 206 deg C
New Delhi Jan 28 PTI Delhi experienced a day full of bright sunshine on Friday which put an end to a streak of damp and cloudy daysThe Safdarjung Observatory considered the official marker for the city recorded a maximum temperature of 206 degrees Celsius two notches below normal It was after 19 days that the mercury crossed the 20 degree-Celsius mark in DelhiThe minimum temperature settled at 64 degrees Celsius three notches below normalDay temperatures are likely to rise to 22 to 23 degrees Celsius in the next few days while night temperatures may rise to 10 to 11 degrees Celsius over the next few days the weather department saidThe capital had been recording below normal maximum temperatures since the second week of January The minimum temperatures have been close to or above normalThere have been seven western disturbances in Delhi this January as against a normal of three to four in the monthRains due to the western disturbances increased moisture in the air which led to foggy conditions amid low temperatures on most daysAccording to the India Meteorological Department Delhi recorded very low sunshine between January 7 and January 25The IMD data showed Delhi has recorded seven cold days in January so far the highest in the month in at least a decadeSenior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of less than 17 degrees Celsius on 13 days this month the highest since 2003 which had seen 18 such daysDelhi had seen the coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday with the maximum temperature plunging 10 notches below the normal and settling at 121 degrees CelsiusBefore this January 3 2013 had experienced a maximum temperature of 98 degrees Celsius according to India Meteorological Department IMD dataThe capital also recorded 822 mm of rainfall this January the highest in the month in 122 years PTI GVS RHL
New Delhi Jan 28 PTI Delhi experienced a day full of bright sunshine on Friday which put an end to a streak of damp and cloudy daysThe Safdarjung Observatory considered the official marker for the city recorded a maximum temperature of 206 degrees Celsius two notches below normal It was after 19 days that the mercury crossed the 20 degree-Celsius mark in DelhiThe minimum temperature settled at 64 degrees Celsius three notches below normalDay temperatures are likely to rise to 22 to 23 degrees Celsius in the next few days while night temperatures may rise to 10 to 11 degrees Celsius over the next few days the weather department saidThe capital had been recording below normal maximum temperatures since the second week of January The minimum temperatures have been close to or above normalThere have been seven western disturbances in Delhi this January as against a normal of three to four in the monthRains due to the western disturbances increased moisture in the air which led to foggy conditions amid low temperatures on most daysAccording to the India Meteorological Department Delhi recorded very low sunshine between January 7 and January 25The IMD data showed Delhi has recorded seven cold days in January so far the highest in the month in at least a decadeSenior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of less than 17 degrees Celsius on 13 days this month the highest since 2003 which had seen 18 such daysDelhi had seen the coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday with the maximum temperature plunging 10 notches below the normal and settling at 121 degrees CelsiusBefore this January 3 2013 had experienced a maximum temperature of 98 degrees Celsius according to India Meteorological Department IMD dataThe capital also recorded 822 mm of rainfall this January the highest in the month in 122 years PTI GVS RHL
