The national capital on Saturday (January 10, 2026) recorded a minimum temperature of 4.2° Celsius, which was 2.7 notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
With this, Delhi recorded the coldest morning of the ongoing winter season since 2024.
The previous coldest January day in the past years was recorded on January 15, 2024, when the minimum temperature had plunged to 3.3° Celsius, triggering cold wave conditions across the national capital.
Station-wise data showed that the minimum temperature at Safdarjung settled at 4.2° Celsius, Palam recorded 4.5° Celsius, Lodhi Road reported 4.7° Celsius, the Ridge station registered 5.3° Celsius, while Ayanagar also recorded 4.5° Celsius, indicating a sharp dip across Delhi's weather stations.
Today's reading was followed by Friday's second-coldest morning of the season, when the minimum temperature had dropped to 4.6° Celsius.
