Photos: Delhi shivers on X-mas, IMD declares season’s cold wave
Published on Dec 26, 2022 06:22 PM IST
Delhi recorded both ‘cold day’ and ‘coldwave’ conditions on December 25 -- a season’s first for either of the two phenomenons -- with strong northwesterly winds taking both the maximum and minimum temperature this winter’s lowest so far. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declares a coldwave in a region when the minimum temperature is 4.5 degrees or more below the normal mark, or when it drops to 4 degrees Celsius or lower. Additionally, the IMD declares a cold day when the maximum temperature is 4.5 degrees or more below normal, while the minimum is below 10 degrees Celsius. Prior to Sunday, the lowest maximum temperature in Delhi had been 20 degrees Celsius, which was recorded on December 24.
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People huddle around a bonfire to warm themselves on a cold morning at Dwarka, in New Delhi, on December 24. On December 25, Delhi recorded the season’s first coldwave conditions taking both the maximum and minimum temperatures to this winter’s lowest so far, HT reported.(Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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A view of Raj Ghat amid dense fog on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi on December 26. The Safdarjung weather station, which provides the representational data for Delhi, recorded a high of 16.2 degrees Celsius – five degrees below normal for this time of the season, and the lowest so far, and logged a minimum temperature of 5.3 degrees – three notches below normal and the joint-lowest of the season with December 23, HT reported.(Amit Sharma / ANI)
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Joggers at Deer Park in New Delhi, on December 25. Delhi’s lowest maximum was recorded at Mungeshpur, where mercury failed to cross 13.4 degrees Celsius, HT reported.(Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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A view of high-rise buildings engulfed in dense smog in New Delhi, on December 26. The IMD declares a coldwave in a region when the minimum temperature is 4.5 degrees or more below the normal mark, or when it drops to 4 degrees Celsius or lower. Both the Ridge (3 degrees) and Ayanagar (3.5 degrees) stations met this criterion on December 25, but Safdarjung did not.(PTI)
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Workers wearing warm clothes are seen at Kartavya Path on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi on December 26. The IMD classifies it as a cold day when the maximum temperature is 4.5 degrees or more below normal, while the minimum is below 10 degrees Celsius. (Amit Sharma / ANI)
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People ride paddle boats in the Yamuna river amid dense fog in New Delhi, on December 26. Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet meteorology told HT that Delhi was likely to witness similar conditions, particularly during the night, in the next 24 hours as well, before temperatures begin to gradually rise from December 27 under the influence of a western disturbance.(Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Vehicles ply on the Signature Bridge during a cold foggy morning, in New Delhi, on December 26. Prior to December 25, the lowest maximum temperature in Delhi had been 20 degrees Celsius, which was recorded on December 24, HT reported.(Sachin Saini / PTI)
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