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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) released a data according to which Delhi recorded coldest November in five years, with the monthly average minimum temperature dipping to 11.5 degrees Celsius.
In November 2024, the average minimum temperature was 14.7 degrees Celsius, while it was 12 degrees in 2023, 12.3 degrees in 2022, and 11.9 degrees in 2021.
Meanwhile, daytime maximum temperatures also stayed below last year’s levels.
Compared to 29.4 degrees last year, the average maximum temperature settled at 27.7 degrees Celsius this November.
The lowest maximum temperature was recorded as 25.1 degrees Celsius, making the days feel pleasantly cool.
The year, November was completely dry, with Delhi not recording a single rainy day, underlining a continuing
dry spell during the post-monsoon season, just like last year.
In contrast, November 2023 had two rainy days.
The city recorded a lowest minimum temperature of 8 degrees Celsius this month, compared with 9.5 degrees in 2024 and 9.2 degrees in 2023, according to the data.
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday, slightly above normal, and a maximum of 26.5 degrees, which was 0.5 degrees above the average, the data added. The department has forecast fog for Sunday.
(With inputs from PTI)
