New Delhi Jan 29 PTI It was a sunny morning in Delhi on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 54 degrees Celsius three notches below the seasons average the India Meteorological Department saidAccording the weather department strong surface winds are expected during the day and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 21 degrees CelsiusThe humidity at 830 am was 94 per centDelhis air quality was in the poor category as the Air Quality index AQI at 8 am on Saturday was 239 the Central Pollution Control Board data showedAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severeOn Friday the city recorded a maximum temperature of 206 degrees Celsius two notches below normalDelhi 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 IMD dataThe capital also recorded 822 mm of rainfall this January the highest in the month in 122 years PTI NIT 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

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Delhi is likely to witness cold day conditions on Thursday with the city registering a drop of three degrees in the minimum temperature at 63 degrees Celsius the weather office saidAccording to weather officials the city has been reeling under cold day conditions for the last three to four days due to rains fog and little exposure to the sun Tuesday was Delhis coldest January day in nine years with the maximum temperature plunging to 10 degrees below normal and settling at 121 degrees CelsiusBefore this January 3 2013 had recorded a maximum temperature of 98 degrees Celsius according to India Meteorological Department IMD dataIt was also the second consecutive severe cold day in the national capital Wednesday was also a cold dayAccording to IMD a cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 45 degrees Celsius below normalA severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 65 notches below normalThere will be mainly clear sky The city will witness cold day conditions at isolated places on Thursday the IMD forecast said It said that maximum temperature of the day is likely to hover around 17 degrees Celsius The maximum temperature on Wednesday had settled six notches below the seasons average at 164 degrees CelsiusThe relative humidity at 830 am on Thursday was 97 per cent the weather office said Delhis air quality was in poor category as its air quality index AQI at 8 am on Thursday was 264 the Central Pollution Control Board data showedAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severePTI AKM SRY

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Delhi is likely to witness cold day conditions at isolated places on Thursday with the city registering a drop of three degrees in the minimum temperature at 63 degrees Celsius the weather office saidAccording to weather officials the city has been reeling under cold day conditions for the last three to four days due to rains fog and little exposer to the sun Tuesday was Delhis coldest January day in nine years with the maximum temperature plunging to 10 degrees below normal and settling at 121 degrees CelsiusBefore this January 3 2013 had recorded a maximum temperature of 98 degrees Celsius according to India Meteorological Department IMD dataIt was also the second consecutive severe cold day in the national capital Wednesday was also a cold dayAccording to IMD a cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 45 degrees Celsius below normalA severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 65 notches below normalThere will be mainly clear sky The city will witness cold day conditions at isolated places on Thursday the IMD forecast said It said that maximum temperature of the day is likely to hover around 17 degrees Celsius The maximum temperature on Wednesday had settled six notches below the seasons average at 164 degrees CelsiusThe relative humidity at 830 am on Thursday was 97 per cent the weather office said Delhis air quality was in poor category as its air quality index AQI at 8 am on Thursday was 264 the Central Pollution Control Board data showedAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severePTI AKM SRY

New Delhi Jan 26 PTI Delhi experienced a cold day on Wednesday but it was not as chilly as the day before according to the India Meteorological DepartmentThe night temperature dipped to 58 degrees Celsius three notches below normal as cold northwesterly winds swept the northern plains The citys maximum temperature peaked at 164 degrees Celsius six notches below the normalPalam Narela and Jafarpur recorded a severe cold day -- their maximum temperature was at least 65 degrees below the normalIt was also the third consecutive cold day in the national capitalDelhi 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 cold was so intense that all weather stations in Delhi recorded their maximum temperatures 10 degrees to 11 degrees Celsius below normalAccording to IMD a cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 45 degrees Celsius below the normalA severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 65 notches below the normalAccording to IMD data 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 12 days this month the highest since 2003 which had seen 18 such daysThe maximum temperatures have been lower than normal since the second week of January Minimum temperatures have been close to or above normalThis is largely due to fog and low clouds preventing long exposure to the sunThere 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 of the days PTI GVS NSD NSD NSD