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 on Friday morning recorded a minimum temperature of 64 degrees Celsius three notches below normal and according the weather department a bright and sunny day is expected ahead The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 19 degrees CelsiusThe maximum temperature is forecast to increase to 20 to 21 degrees Celsius and the minimum may rise to 10 to 11 degrees Celsius over the next few days The capital had been recording below normal maximum temperatures since the second week of January 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 25 The 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 Celsius Before 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 TIR TIR

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

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Delhi saw the coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday with the maximum temperature plunging 10 degrees below normal and settling at 121 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department said It was also the second consecutive severe cold day in the capital The cold was so intense that all weather stations in Delhi recorded their maximum temperatures 10 to 11 degrees Celsius below normal The Safdarjung Observatory which provides representative data for the city recorded a maximum temperature of 121 degrees Celsius which was the lowest on a January day after 98 degrees Celsius recorded on January3 2013 according to IMD officials Senior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said it was also the lowest maximum temperature of the season so far Palam 116 deg C Lodhi Road 122 deg C Ridge 117 deg C Ayanagar 12 deg C Jafarpur 114 deg C Najafgarh 125 deg C Narela 117 deg C Pitampura 131 deg C Sports Complex 137 deg C and Mayur Vihar 119 deg C recorded a severe cold day According to independent weather forecaster Navdeep Dahiya the average maximum temperature for all the 18 stations in the national capital regions was 12 degrees Celsius Delhi had recorded a severe cold day on Monday as well According to the 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 normal A severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 65 notches below normal According to the IMD data the capital has recorded six cold days in January so far the highest in the month in at least a decade Jenamani said Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of less than 17 degrees Celsius on 11 days this month equalling the number of such days in 2015 Eighteen such days were recorded in 2003 he said The maximum temperatures have been lower than normal since the second week of January Minimum temperatures have been close to or above normal This is largely due to clouds and rain preventing long exposure to sunshine according to Mahest Palawat Vice President Meteorology and Climate Change Skymet Weather There have been seven Western Disturbances in Delhi this January as against a normal of three to four in the month The rains due to the western disturbances increased moisture in the air which led to foggy conditions amid low temperatures on most of the days Palawat said PTI GVS SMN SMN