Delhi Escapes Freezing Point
Posted by akpwld on February 4, 2008
The national capital Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 4.1 degrees Celsius, contrary to an earlier prediction that the mercury might dip to zero degree.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Friday’s minimum temperature was five degrees below normal. “It is 4.1 degrees Celsius today and the weather condition is going to improve in the coming days,” an IMD official told IANS. On Thursday, a minimum temperature of 3.4 degree Celsius was recorded here. While the BBC had forecasted a minimum temperature of zero degree for Friday, IMD officials had said it would be around two degrees.
