Delhi records coldest November in 71 years

As per the India Meteorological Department data, Delhi recorded its coldest November in 71 years, with the mean minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius. Delhi had recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius in November 1949.

In Delhi, the average minimum temperature for the month of November is 12.9 degrees Celsius.

From November 1 to November 29, the city has recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest in at least a decade, according to IMD data.

The mean minimum temperature was 15 degrees Celsius last year, 13.4 degrees Celsius in 2018, and 12.8 degrees Celsius in 2017 and 2016. The minimum temperature for November in 1938 was 9.6 degrees Celsius, 9 degrees Celsius in 1931, and 8.9 degrees Celsius in 1930, according to IMD data.

On Monday, Delhi recorded a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celsius. This is the eighth day this month that the minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius.

On November 23, Delhi recorded a minimum of 6.3 degrees Celsius - its lowest minimum temperature in the month since November 2003 - when the city recorded a minimum of 6.1 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature this month, barring November 16, has remained 2-3 degree Celsius below normal in the absence of a cloud cover on most days, according to IMD officials. Meanwhile, the month of October was coldest in Delhi in 58 years.