As Dilliwaalas and many other in North and East India woke up to an icy morning today, it felt like the winter is back. Morning was very cold for the month of February and historical records confirmed that it was the second coldest of this winter season (coldest was 2.4⁰C on 30th December) and the third coldest morning in a decade (coldest being 2.9⁰C in 2008).
Minimums in the capital city Delhi, as well as in Punjab, Haryana, west and central Uttar Pradesh dropped by about to 5 to 6 notches today, settling between 2⁰C and 6⁰C.
Here are some of the cities that recorded very low minimums: Delhi– 4.6⁰C, Amritsar– 5.7⁰C, Ludhiana– 4.4⁰C, Ganganagar– 6.5⁰C, Hisar– 3.6⁰C, Narnaul– 2.5⁰C, Karnal– 2.8⁰C, Kanpur– 4.4⁰C and Lucknow– 5.2⁰C.
“Yes, today morning the weather was cold but we had explained earlier that it isn't unusual for minimums to drop so low. There have been times when the temperatures have recorded lower than what we saw today. However, what is important to note is, that this kind of minimum temperatures in Delhi and North India was only witnessed during the end of December and beginning of January’, says a senior meteorologist.
“Morning minimums today dropped drastically because of icy northerly winds coming from the hills of Jammu and Kashmir, where it had snowed in the last few days. This cold spell is expected to last for another 2 days only as a fresh Western Disturbance will lead to a significant rise in the minimums and precipitation from the 13th or 14th of February”, he added.
Weather during this Valentine week could therefore be rainy in North, East and Northeast India.
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