Jan 2010 sets fog record

The Capital saw the worst fog of the decade this January. With three days to go, and only seven hours behind December 1998, which hold the record, January may even turn out to have been the foggiest month ever.

The Capital saw the worst fog of the decade this January. With three days to go, and only seven hours behind December 1998, which hold the record, January may even turn out to have been the foggiest month ever.

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172 - Number of hours of fog in January 2010

168 - Number of hours of fog in January 2003

179 - Number of hours of fog in December 1998

43 killed in Delhi this month in fog-related accidents

2000 flights delayed

1200 trains delayed

700 of trains cancelled