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Delhi warms up after cold wave, records seventh-highest January temperature

New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) A week after a cold wave gripped the national Capital, with temperatures plunging below 3 degrees Celsius, Delhi witnessed a sharp rise in mercury on Monday. The maximum temperature climbed to 26.7 degrees Celsius, 7 degrees above normal for this time of the year.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Monday’s temperature was the seventh-highest temperature the city has recorded for the month.
Safdarjung, Delhi’s base weather station, has crossed this mark five times in January since 2010. Temperatures touched 27°C on January 31, 2025, 28.7 °C on January 21, 2019, and 27.7 °C on January 19, 2018. The mercury also rose to 27.2 °C on January 31, 2016, and 28 °C on January 30, 2010. The station’s all-time highest January temperature remains 30°C, recorded on January 29, 1991.
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