{"id":347228,"date":"2024-01-03T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=347228"},"modified":"2024-01-03T07:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:04:13","slug":"cold-wave-tightens-grip-delhi-shivers-at-min-7-3-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/cold-wave-tightens-grip-delhi-shivers-at-min-7-3-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold wave tightens grip, Delhi shivers at min 7.3 degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cold-wave-tightens-grip-Delhi-shivers-at-min-7.3-degrees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/01\/Cold-wave-tightens-grip-Delhi-shivers-at-min-7.3-degrees.jpg 970w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/01\/Cold-wave-tightens-grip-Delhi-shivers-at-min-7.3-degrees-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/01\/Cold-wave-tightens-grip-Delhi-shivers-at-min-7.3-degrees-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/01\/Cold-wave-tightens-grip-Delhi-shivers-at-min-7.3-degrees-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/01\/Cold-wave-tightens-grip-Delhi-shivers-at-min-7.3-degrees-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi : As the cold wave has tightened its grip on Delhi, residents of the national capital woke up to a freezing morning on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.3 degrees Celsius &#8212; the seasonal average, according to India Meteorological Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMD has also predicted shallow fog and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 18 degree Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, Palam recorded the lowest visibility at 500 m at 7.30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, at around 9 a.m. the visibility at Palam improved to 700 m, while Safdarjung recorded 500 m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMD classifies fog intensity into four types: shallow, moderate, dense and very dense fog. T<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>he visibility ranges from 999 m to 500 m; 499 m to 200 m; 199 m to 50 m; and less than 50 m, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Indian Railways, at least 26 trains were running late by hours due to fog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chennai-New Delhi Duronto Express, Amritsar-Nanded Express and Ajmer-Katra Express were running behind schedule by more than six hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, theair quality continued to remain under the &#8216;very poor&#8217; category at several stations across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Anand Vihar area, PM2.5 levels remained into the &#8216;very poor&#8217; category standing at 301 and PM10 reached 166 or \u2018moderate\u2019, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Air Quality Index (AQI) between zero and 50 is considered &#8216;good&#8217;; 51 and 100 &#8216;satisfactory&#8217;; 101 and 200 &#8216;moderate&#8217;; 201 and 300 &#8216;poor&#8217;; 301 and 400 &#8216;very poor&#8217;; and 401 and 500 &#8216;severe&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport T3 also witnessed PM2.5 levels at 321, the \u2018very poor\u2019 category while the PM10 was at 221, falling under the &#8216;poor&#8217; category, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi : As the cold wave has tightened its grip on Delhi, residents of the national capital woke up to a freezing morning on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.3 degrees Celsius &#8212; the seasonal average, according to India Meteorological Department. 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