Delhi's minimum temp drops to 10.8 deg C, season's lowest temperature so far

national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, lowest this season so far, according to India Meteorological Department. rmally, Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for city, records a minimum of 14 to 16 degrees Celsius in first week of vember.

mercury dips to 11-12 degrees Celsius by last week of vember, according to IMD officials. Kuldeep Srivastava, he of regional forecasting centre of IMD, said Delhi's has been witnessing a trend of low minimum temperatures due to absence of cloud cover. Clouds trap some of outgoing infrared riation and riate it back downward, warming ground.

re hasn't been much swfall in hills, so cold winds from that region are yet to start affecting Delhi's wear, he said. According to Mahesh Palawat, a climate expert at Skymet Wear, a private forecasting ncy, absence of strong western disturbances which cause humid winds to blow is also a reason behind below rmal minimum temperatures.

Dry and cool rthwesterly winds have been prevailing. minimum temperature is expected to drop below 10 degrees Celsius by weekend as strong WD is likely in next 10 days, he said. On Sunday, city recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius.

month of October was coolest in 58 years in national capital, according to IMD.  mean minimum temperature in October this year was 17.2 degrees Celsius, lowest since 1962, when it was 16.9 degrees Celsius, it said. rmally, Delhi records a mean minimum temperature of 19.1 degrees Celsius in October.  city recorded a mean minimum temperature of 17.5 degrees Celsius in October 2007, according to IMD.

On Thursday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius, lowest in October in 26 years. last time Delhi recorded such a low temperature in October was in 1994. national capital h recorded a minimum of 12.3 degrees Celsius on October 31, 1994, according to IMD data. city recorded all-time lowest temperature (9.4 degrees Celsius) on October 31, 1937, Srivastava said.  

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