Delhi catches chill, this Jan 3rd coldest since 1947

January 24, 2014 09:36

Has the new year been too cold for comfort? Yes, so say the records '" this January is turning out to be one of the coldest since 1947, according to the meteorological department.

"Going by our records, January 2014 is the third coldest ever since 1947, with 2003 being the coldest,' said RK Jenamani, chief of the met unit at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The sun virtually disappeared for days, particularly between January 16 and January 23, following two consecutive spells of dense fog and low clouds. Hide and seek continued, with city getting good amount of rain on January 18, January 21 and 22, Jenamani said.

January has been consistently getting colder since late 1990s due to prolonged dense-fog hours, smog or low-cloud cover during the day blocking out the sun. "Increased pollution and many other meteorological reasons are responsible for this. The trends have been emerging from 1990s and require further studies,' he said.

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