Delhi shivers at 5.7 deg C, two notches below average

Delhiites shivered on Tuesday with a minimum temperature plummeting to 5.7 degrees Celsius, second lowest in December this year. minimum temperature on December 19 fell to 5.2 degrees Celsius.

Moderate fog wrapped city dropping visibility and delaying train traffic.

Sixteen rth-bound trains were delayed by 1-6 hours with Chennai Nizamuddin Duronto running over six hours late, said a rrn Railway officer.

At 364, air quality index of city was in 'very poor' category.

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visibility at Safarjung and Palam was 500 metres and 300 metres at 5.30 AM. It improved and became 600 metres at both places at 8.30 AM, said a MeT department official.

Relative humidity was 92 pe cent at 8.30 AM, he said. cold conditions will prevail till weekend, said.

Mainly clear sky is forecast for rest of day and maximum temperature will be around 14 degrees Celsius, said official.

On Monday, Delhi recorded a high of 14.3 degrees Celsius and a low of 8.3 degrees Celsius.

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