Delhi

New Delhi: The national capital recorded its coldest night of the season with the mercury dipping to 12.7 degrees Celsius. This was the first time this winter the minimum temperature fell below the 15-degree mark.

The reading was three degrees below normal for this time of the year and marked a sharp drop from 18.4 degrees Celsius recorded a day earlier, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The city recorded a maximum temperature was 27.4 degrees Celsius, 3.1 notches below normal, the IMD said.

Meanwhile, the Palam monitoring station recorded a maximum of 24.9 degrees Celsius, which was 5.9 notches below the normal for this time of the year.

Officials attributed the sudden chill to cold northwesterly winds blowing into Delhi following fresh snowfall in the wes

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