North India freezing; Five cities of Rajasthan record below zero degree temperature

Jaipur, December 28: Five cities in Rajasthan witnessed the minimum temperature falling below zero degrees. On Friday night, Fatehpur recorded -3 degrees Celsius, Jobner -2 degrees, Abu -1.5 degrees, Sikar -0.8 degrees and Churu -0.6 degrees.

 

 

 

Other cities which witnessed temperatures below five degrees were Pilani (0.4), Rajsamand (1.4), Ganganagar (1.4), Alwar (2.0), Udaipur (3.2), Jaipur (4.0), Ajmer (4.0) and Ramganjmandi (4.0).

 

Jaipur at 4 degrees Celsius was the coldest in the month of December in the last five years, while Jodhpur recorded 4.4 degrees which was the lowest since last 35 years. The Met Department has warned of cold wave conditions and dense fog in different parts of the state. Cold weather conditions are likely to persist over Bihar, a few pockets over West Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, gripped by bone-chilling cold, Delhi this morning recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees, the lowest for the season so far. The national capital - under a cold spell since December 14 is expected to witness its second-coldest December since 1901, according to the weather office.