New Delhi: Cold wave strengthens in the national capital. Temperatures are expected to be as low as 2.4 degrees in most areas of the city. Air, rail, and road traffic were disrupted due to heavy fog. There are reports that Delhi’s temperatures will continue till the New Year.
Following the cold weather, Red alert was announced in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. The sight limit at Delhi airport was reduced to 50-175 meters due to heavy snowfall. Many aircraft were diverted to other airports. 24 trains delayed Trains are delayed for two to five hours. The minimum temperature was recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature is around 13 ° C. The minimum temperature was recorded at 2.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature ever recorded was 19.84 degrees Celsius. It was cold in December 1919, the year before. In December 1919 the temperature was 19.8 ° C. The average maximum temperature was at least 1997. It was 17.3 degrees Celsius.
Unbearable winters are affecting people’s lives considerably. The air quality of the air has been degraded to dangerous levels and Delhi is suffocating. This is due to the increase in humidity and wind speed along with the cold.
Daytime temperatures are now below 12 degrees Celsius in many cities in North India. In parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, the cold has been severe. The minimum temperature in Haryana was 0.3 degrees Celsius. Punjab: 2.8, Chandigarh: 8.8, Rajasthan: minus three, Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar: minus 5.6 and Pahalgam: minus 12.
According to unofficial statistics, forty deaths were reported in UP in UP. Winter deaths are also reported in other states. The meteorological department predicts that showers will begin in the area covering Delhi from Tuesday. If it rains, the cold can be severe. The Weather Department has issued a vigilance alert for all the northern states during the winter.
