A day after recording the season’s coldest day, Delhi residents woke up to another chilly morning, with the city registering a minimum temperature of 7.1 degrees Celsius. Safdarjung recorded 7.1 degrees Celsius, while Palam recorded 7.4 degrees Celsius.
The weather department noted that Delhi experienced its coldest day this winter yesterday, with the minimum temperature dropping to 5.3 degrees Celsius. It was even colder in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, with minimum temperatures in Kanpur and Agra dropping below freezing point at 1.1 and 1.0 degrees Celsius, respectively.
According to the IMD, a ‘cold day’ is recognized if the maximum temperature drops between 4.5 and 6.4 degrees below the seasonal norm. If temperatures fall 6.5 degrees below the normal range for the season, it is labeled a severe cold day.
Cold to severe cold day conditions prevailed at many places over Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, and at isolated pockets over North Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Thick fog engulfed the national capital, affecting visibility and leading to flight delays to and from Delhi.
Amid the biting cold outside, night shelters in Delhi provide refuge to homeless people who live on the streets and have nowhere else to go in the cold. The shelters offer blankets, beds, hot water, and food to those seeking shelter.
Delhi’s peak winter power demand hits record
NEW DELHI: The spell of cold weather in Delhi pushed the national capital’s peak winter power demand to an all-time high of 5,611 MW on Wednesday, according to officials. Real-time data from the State Load Dispatch Centre indicated that Delhi’s peak winter power demand reached 5,611 MW at 11:08 a.m. on Wednesday. A BSES spokesperson mentioned that BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) successfully met peak power demand of 2,350 MW and 1,174 MW, respectively, in their areas.