Cold wave abated in Delhi on Thursday aleven though minimal temperatures remained under regular in maximum places, in step with India Meteorological Department. The town might also additionally see mild rain on Thursday night, it stated.
The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi’s number one climate station, recorded a minimal temperature of five.6 stages Celsius, notches under regular.
Delhi noticed a 2nd bloodless wave this month with the minimal temperature settling at 2.6 stages Celsius on Wednesday, 2.four stages Celsius on Tuesday and 1.four stages Celsius on Monday.
The town has logged 8 bloodless wave days in January so far, the maximum withinside the month in at the least 12 years, in step with records to be had at the IMD website. It noticed seven bloodless wave days in January 2020 whilst it did now no longer file this sort of day closing year.
The town recorded a spell of extreme bloodless wave from January five to 9, the second one longest withinside the month in a decade, in step with IMD records. It has additionally logged over 50 hours of dense fog this month so far, the best for the reason that 2019.
The meteorological workplace had in advance stated bloodless wave situations could bog down from Thursday or Friday beneathneath the affect of western disturbances which are probable to have an effect on the place in brief succession.
When a western disturbance — a climate gadget characterized through heat wet winds from the Middle East — techniques a place, the wind path changes.
Light to mild rain and a hailstorm with winds gusting as much as 50 kilometres in line with hour are anticipated to lash northwest India, such as Delhi, on January 23-24 beneathneath the affect of every other western disturbance.
Delhi has now no longer recorded any rainfall this iciness season so far. The Met branch attributed it to the shortage of robust western disturbances in November and December.
Last year, the town recorded 82.2 mm of rainfall in January, the best withinside the month for the reason that 1901.