Bone-chilling temperatures greeted people on Thursday (January 15, 2026) as the national capital recorded its coldest morning of the season. Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recorded its lowest January minimum since 2023 at 2.9°C.
The minimum temperature had dropped to 1.4°C on January 16, 2023.
Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 2.3°C, while the mercury at Lodhi Road settled at 3.4°C. The Ridge station reported a low of 4.5°C, and Ayanagar logged 2.7°C.
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The minimum temperature recorded at Palam was its lowest since 2010. The second lowest was recorded on January 7, 2013, when the mercury had dropped to 2.6°C.
