New Delhi: The minimum temperature on May 2, 1982 was 15.2 degrees Celsius. Then, in 2023, the temperature was 15.8 degrees Celsius. That’s the lowest in 41 years.
Can you ever think of fog in May or Baishakh? Or winter temperatures? You can’t imagine this kind of weather sitting in Kolkata. But such a deterioration in the environment was seen in Delhi, a city about 1,500 km away from Kolkata.
The temperature in the capital has already dropped due to the rains of the last few days. On Thursday morning, the temperature dropped to 15 degrees Celsius. Nature has brought back the spirit of winter to Delhi. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature on May 2, 1982 was 15.2 degrees Celsius. Then on May 4, 2023, the temperature was 15.8 degrees Celsius. That’s the lowest in 41 years.
While delhi’s temperature reached 45-46 degrees last month, no one could have imagined that the temperature would come down to 15 degrees in one stroke. Because at this time, where the mercury crosses 40 degrees, the people of Delhi are shocked, but also happy, that the winter has returned in this situation due to the weather.
Not only the drop in temperature, the entire capital was covered in a thick blanket of fog on Thursday morning. Visibility dropped considerably. There was also light rain in the morning. There was about 30 mm of rain. April received about 20 mm of rain. That’s the highest since 2017. Due to the western disturbance, the temperature dropped by 10 degrees below normal on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday due to continuous rain and cloudy weather. The maximum temperature was recorded at 28.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 26.2 degrees Celsius on Monday and 28.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
