Chill sets in- mercury falls to 10.2°C

The minimum temperature in Delhi continued its downward trend on Thursday, with the mercury falling to a season low of 10.2 degrees Celsius (°C) on the back of cold northwesterly winds nipping through the national capital.

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed that the minimum was a notch below the previous day's low of 11.2°C, and was two degrees below normal for this time of the year.

However, the dense smog that enveloped the city for this past week gave way to bright sunshine in the afternoon, with the city recording a maximum of 27°C - marginally above the 26.8°C logged a day earlier, though nearly a degree below the normal. The Met department said that a relatively high maximum and low minimum is typical of a sunny winter day.