Maximum temperature 2-10 degrees below normal
Numbing cold day conditions prevailed in large parts of northern India and some central parts of the country on Friday as maximum temperatures settled two to 10 degrees Celsius below normal. (AFP photo)
Rail and road traffic affected
A layer of dense to very dense fog over parts of the Indo-Gangetic plains and adjoining central and eastern parts of the country affected rail and road traffic. (AFP photo)
Severe cold day conditions prevailed
The weather office said cold to severe cold day conditions prevailed at many places over Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab while cold day conditions gripped several places in Delhi and pockets of north Madhya Pradesh. (AFP photo)
Maximum temperature 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below normal and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum is 6.5 degrees Celsius or more below normal. (Reuters photo)
Ambala in Haryana recorded maximum temperature
Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, which was 7.5 degrees below normal. Patiala in Punjab clocked 11.1 degrees Celsius, also 7.5 degrees lower than the average. (AFP photo)
Cold day to severe cold day conditions likely to continue
The India Meteorological Department said cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan over the next two days and significantly decrease thereafter. (PTI photo)
Minimum, maximum temp likely to rise by two to four degrees
The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to rise by two to four degrees from Monday under the influence of warm and moist southwesterly winds, the weather office said. (PTI photo)
Sikar in Rajasthan witnessed 12.5 degrees Celsius
Sikar in Rajasthan shivered at 12.5 degrees Celsius, which was 10 notches below normal for the season. Guna in Madhya Pradesh recorded a maximum temperature of 13.7 degrees Celsius, also 10 degrees below normal. (PTI photo)
Very light rainfall expected early next week
Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, southern Haryana, and southern Uttar Pradesh are expected to get light to very light rainfall early next week. (PTI photo)
Delhi recorded 14.6 degrees maximum temperature
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 14.6 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal. (PTI photo)
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