By IANS
New Delhi : Temperature in the capital dropped below normal again Monday but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the cold wave was over.
IMD officials said Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 6.2 degrees Celsius (three degrees below normal) and a maximum of 22.5 degrees.
“Due to snowfall in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, chill will be felt for a few more days in the city. But the cold wave condition is unlikely to return,” said an IMD official.
“We expect that the mercury will rise in the coming days. Today Delhi witnessed maximum temperature above the normal level and this is definitely a very good indicator,” he added.
On Sunday the minimum temperature was 9.8 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 19.4 degrees Celsius.
Though the temperature on Monday was below normal, people in the city said that they were really happy at the rise in temperature after the bitter cold of the last couple of weeks.
“Monday morning was relatively warm. I think many people like me must have breathed a sigh of relief at this development,” said Sharat Kumar, a marketing executive.
“If the cold spell is over then its definitely good news. I can now get up early and go for a morning walk. I had stopped going for a walk for over two weeks,” said Kumar.
For the last 15 days, the minimum temperature in Delhi has been hovering between two and four degrees.