NEW DELHI: Cold conditions intensified in north India, except the national capital, with Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir recording the lowest minimum of the season at minus 15.2 degrees Celsius, while fog forced cancellation of 52 trains and delayed 30 others.
Delhiites experienced a warm sunny day with the maximum temperature settling at 25.5 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal.
The minimum temperature was recoded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, said a MeT department official.
Foggy conditions were witnessed in the morning and the visibility was recorded 400 metres at 5.30 AM. It increased to 600 meters and subsequently to 2500 metres by afternoon.
While no flight operations were affected, 30 Delhi-bound trains were delayed and 52 were cancelled due to fog.
The humidity levels oscillated between 40 and 97 per cent.
Cold conditions prevailed in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh with minimum temperatures hovering below normal levels.
In Jammu and Kashmir, mercury in Kargil town of Ladakh region plunged to the season’s low of minus 15.2 degrees Celsius, even as there was some improvement in the weather at some other places in the State.
The nearby Leh town also shivered at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius, an official said, adding however, the mercury increased slightly there from the previous night’s minus 14.7 degrees Celsius. (AGENCIES)
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