Capital shivers, mercury dips to five degrees

December 19, 2011 | Environment | Written by

New Delhi, Dec 19: The denizens of the national capital shivered with the minimum temperature falling three notches below average at 5 degrees Celsius Monday, the India Meteorological Department said. Dense fog disrupted vehicular movement and was likely to envelope Delhi Tuesday morning also.

While the maximum temperature was recorded at 21.9 degrees — one notch below average, the humidity wavered between a high of 97 and a low of 39 percent.

There will be fog Tuesday morning but the sky will remain clear during the day.

The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 22 and 7 degrees, respectively.

IANS