Cold wave sweeps through Delhi as mercury dips to 3.8°C, air quality in ‘very poor’ category

The weather stations at Delhi's Palam and Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and 4 degrees Celsius respectively on Friday.

New Delhi: Delhi woke up to cold wave conditions on Friday (December 31, 2021) as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.8 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The city was swept by a cold wave on Thursday as well as the temperature dropped sharply to 3.4 degrees Celsius from 8.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

Minimum temperature of 3.8 degrees Celsius and 7.0 degrees Celsius recorded at Safdarjung and Palam respectively today in Delhi: India Meteorological Department