Delhi weather: Minimum temperature drops below 5 degree C for first time this winter on December 11

Delhi weather: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital dropped below 5 degrees Celsius for the first time this winter early in the morning on December 11.

Delhi woke up to the coldest December morning today, as the minimum temperature dropped to 4.9 degrees C, recorded in Delhi's Safdarjung area, according to the IMD, while Palam saw the temperature drop to 6.2 degrees C, Lodhi Road saw 5 degrees C, and Ridge 8.2 degrees C.

It added that smog and mist conditions, combined with 10 km per hour surface winds from the northwest direction, led to the temperature drop, as per IMD.

The maximum temperature recorded in the city was 19 degrees C. A thin layer of fog covered several parts of the city on December 11, as the morning chill remained till around 9 am, as per an ANI report.

Citizens Enjoy Pleasant Weather

According to the ANI report, cyclists were seen enjoying the pleasant weather at India Gate. "The weather has changed a lot here in the last three to four days. The sky has also become very clear.. it is getting very chilly.." one cyclist told the news agency.

AQI Remains ‘Poor’

Earlier today at 7 am, the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 209 in the 'poor' category by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the report added.

Notably, AQI was recorded as 'poor' in areas including Anand Vihar (218), Ashok Vihar (227), Dwarka (250) and the Delhi Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport (218). And some areas recorded 'moderate' AQI, including Aya Nagar (148), Burari Crossing (187), Chandni Chowk (181) and DTU (165), as per CPCB data.

An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is severe.

(With inputs from ANI)