While Delhiites face a heatwave in July, no plan of action or warnings issued from the government undermines the severity of the problem, despite the rising threat  By Friday, 4 July,  Delhi had suffered four consecutive days of a heat wave. Temperatures in some pockets of the city crossed 45 degrees yet no advisories were […]

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A record 119.3 mm of rainfall pounded Delhi under the impact of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western disturbance in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Thursday, breaking all the previous records for May, the IMD said on Thursday The city had also recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 16 notches […]

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New Delhi on Wednesday recorded February’s warmest day in the last 15 years, with the maximum temperature settling at 32.5 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Delhiites woke up to a warm and humid morning with the humidity levels shooting up to 100 per cent and the minimum temperature settling at a […]

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Delhi’s minimum temperature was recorded at seven degrees Celsius on Monday and is likely to drop further as cold winds from the snow-clad western Himalayas continued to sweep the plains, the India Meteorological Department said The mercury is likely to drop to five to six degrees Celsius by January 14, an IMD official said. The […]

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“Moderate” fog in parts of Delhi lowered visibility to 300 meters on Thursday, even as the minimum temperature in the city rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in around four weeks Visibility levels dipped to 300 meters at Palam and 500 meters at Safdarjung due to “moderate” fog, an official of the India Meteorological […]

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A cold wave gripped Delhi on Tuesday as icy winds blowing from the snow-covered western Himalayas brought the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 […]

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