This winter, it has been very cold in many plain areas of North India. The mercury has dropped dramatically in Delhi, making it colder than many hill stations like Mussoorie and Shimla. The temperature in the national capital, Delhi, dropped to 2.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, as the cold wave situation continued.

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The lowest temperature was 2.4 degrees Celsius, which was measured at the Safdarjung observatory in Delhi. Until 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, the temperature was 2 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, 2.2 degrees Celsius at Delhi Ridge, and 2.8 degrees Celsius at Ayanagar.

As soon as the temperature hits minus, people start to think about snow. But did you know that it will never snow in Delhi, even if it gets very cold?

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WHY DELHI WON’T EVER WITNESS SNOW?
Even if the temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius, it may never snow in Delhi. Along with geographical reasons, there are also a few technical reasons that have to do with the weather.

Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, told India Today that snowfall is a type of rain that needs clouds. “Clouds need to form in flat places like Delhi for rain to fall. If the sky is cloudy in Delhi in the winter, the clouds tend to trap heat rather than keep it out “Mahapatra said.

Even at ground level, the temperature needs to be below freezing for snow to fall, which doesn’t happen very often in the nation’s capital.

After it snows in the Himalayas, the cold, snowy winds blow toward the plains of North West India, where the temperature usually drops to minus. Most of the time, this air is dry and doesn’t make clouds. This is why the temperature drops in a lot of places but it doesn’t snow.

MERCURY TO DIP FURTHER
In other cities in north India, like Churu in Rajasthan, the temperature dropped to minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, and in Fatehpur in east Rajasthan, it dropped to minus 3.7 degrees Celsius.

The weather office has warned that a three-day cold wave will drop temperatures by two more degrees. Conditions will get better on January 19, when two western disturbances are likely to hit the area in quick succession.

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The cold wave in Delhi has broken the record of a decade. This is the first time during 2013 to 2023 that cold wave has been recorded for five consecutive days in January. People are worried due to the cold wave in Delhi.

A cold night in Delhi, and the tricolor waving in the cold wind… 🇮🇳🥺❣️#NewDelhi – #Safdarjung 1.9 °C minimum temperature recorded today.
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— Delhi-NCR Weatherman 🌦️🥵⛈️🥶 (@SouravSaxena_17) January 8, 2023

New Delhi, State Bureau.

This time in the harsh winter, the cold wave in Delhi has also broken the record of a decade. This is the first time during 2013 to 2023 that cold wave has been recorded for five consecutive days in January.

What did the Meteorological Department say on breaking the record?

According to the Meteorological Department, in the month of January in 2013, there was a cold wave for six days, but not together but in pieces. Similarly, in 2021 also the cold wave lasted only for six days this month, but even then it lasted in pieces. In other years i.e. during 2014 to 2020 and in 2022 it lasted only for one to three-four days. While Delhi has been experiencing continuous cold wave since January 5 this year. Means it has been five consecutive days. It is likely to continue for a couple more days.

Can’t get rid of Delhi’s cold wave

Significantly, when the minimum temperature is three degrees below normal, it is kept in the cold wave category, while when it is five degrees below normal, it is called a severe cold wave. The minimum temperature in Delhi has been three degrees below normal since January 5.

Let us tell you that since the beginning of the new year, it is getting cold in Delhi. People are facing a lot of trouble due to this cold. The residents of Delhi are also falling ill due to cold wave. Due to this cold wave, people have also stopped coming out of the house.

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