At 21°C, Delhi records its lowest minimum temperature in Sept in 18 years

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Sunday recorded its lowest minimum temperature in 18 years — 21 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.With cool north and north-easterly winds, heavy rain and storm in adjoining states and large parts of northern, central and eastern India, Delhi has been experiencing early winter-like mornings.However, Met expects both minimum and maximum temperatures to gradually rise over the next few days.“The minimum temperature of 21 degrees Celsius recorded at Safdarjung was the second-lowest minimum temperature recorded in the month of Sept since 2001. The lowest was 20.8 degrees Celsius, recorded on Sept 6, 2008, and the third lowest was 21.1 degrees Celsius, on Sept 19, 2024,” said Krishna Mishra, weather scientist at IMD.While Ridge recorded a minimum of 16.8 degrees Celsius, Palam saw 19.2 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 21.2 degrees Celsius.