For the first time in 37 years, the temperature in Delhi is below 5°C, cold will increase in these states.

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Due to snowfall in the hilly areas, the temperature in the plains has started falling continuously. Cold wave is going on across the country. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be severe cold in many states of the country including Delhi, UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan in the coming days. On Wednesday, the national capital recorded the lowest minimum temperature so far this winter. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature was recorded at 4.9 degrees Celsius.

Temperature dropped for the first time in 37 years

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the minimum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory was recorded at 4.9 degrees Celsius, the lowest of this season. Last year also the minimum temperature was recorded at 4.9 degrees Celsius on December 15. The maximum temperature recorded in the national capital Delhi on December 11 was 23 degrees Celsius. The IMD said the minimum temperature in early December was recorded below five degrees Celsius for the first time in 37 years. According to the data, the lowest minimum temperature during this period was recorded at 4.1 degrees Celsius on December 6, 1987.

yellow alert declared

According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in Delhi on December 12 is likely to be 23 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is likely to be 4 degrees Celsius. Apart from this, cold wave and dense fog is expected in the national capital for the next two days, due to which the department has issued a yellow alert.

Minus temperature in Himachal

The weather of Himachal Pradesh is changing. On Wednesday, the minimum temperature at most places in Himachal Pradesh was recorded three to five degrees below normal, while light snowfall also occurred in some areas. During this period, Tabo in tribal district Lahaul-Spiti was the coldest place in the state, with the minimum temperature recorded at minus 12.7 degrees.

snowfall in kashmir

It is snowing in Kashmir also. The minimum temperature has increased slightly in the higher areas of the valley. Officials said night temperatures have increased in the entire valley including Srinagar due to cloudy sky. The night temperature in the famous Gulmarg of North Kashmir was recorded below minus six degrees Celsius.

possibility of rain here

It is raining continuously in South India. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and coastal states receive rainfall in the month of December. Today on 12th December also there is a possibility of heavy rain in Kerala, Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Tamil Nadu and Interior Karnataka. The Meteorological Department estimates that the effect of cold will be seen in Uttar Pradesh also. It may also rain. According to the forecast, a rain warning has been issued in the state on 11 and 12 December. This includes the names of Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Moradabad, Amroha, Rampur, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Mathura, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Lakhimpur Kheri, Badanyu, Shahjahanpur, Aligarh, Hathras.