{"id":29618,"date":"2026-09-28T03:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29618"},"modified":"2026-09-28T03:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:17:23","slug":"delhi-weather-at-21c-delhi-records-its-lowest-minimum-temperature-in-sept-in-18-years-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29618","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Weather: At 21\u00b0C, Delhi records its lowest minimum temperature in Sept in 18 years | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134529927,imgsize-198502,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/last-year-delhi-recorded-41-surplus-rainfall.jpg\" alt=\"At 21\u00b0C, Delhi records its lowest minimum temperature in Sept in 18 years\" title=\"Last year, Delhi recorded 41% surplus rainfall.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Last year, Delhi recorded 41% surplus rainfall.\">Last year, Delhi recorded 41% surplus rainfall.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Delhi\u2019s Sunday recorded its lowest minimum temperature in 18 years \u2014 21 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>With cool north and north-easterly winds, heavy rain and storm in adjoining states and large parts of northern, central and eastern India, Delhi has been experiencing early winter-like mornings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>However, Met expects both minimum and maximum temperatures to gradually rise over the next few days.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cThe minimum temperature of 21 degrees Celsius recorded at Safdarjung was the second-lowest minimum temperature recorded in the month of Sept since 2001. The lowest was 20.8 degrees Celsius, recorded on Sept 6, 2008, and the third lowest was 21.1 degrees Celsius, on Sept 19, 2024,\u201d said Krishna Mishra, weather scientist at IMD.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>While Ridge recorded a minimum of 16.8 degrees Celsius, Palam saw 19.2 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 21.2 degrees Celsius. On Saturday, the minimum temperature was 23.2 degrees Celsius.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>At base station Safdarjung, the maximum temperature was recorded at 30.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, against 29.2 degrees Celsius a day earlier.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>As \u2018good\u2019 as it gets: Parts of capital soak in air benefits of Sept showers<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The city also saw its air quality improve within the \u2018satisfactory\u2019 category. The AQI at 4pm Sunday was 53 \u2014 the best air quality Delhi has seen since July 9, when it stood at 48. In many parts, the air quality was recorded in the \u2018good\u2019 category.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>On Monday, the minimum temperature is expected in the 20-22 degrees range while the maximum is likely to hover around 31-33 degrees Celsius. As per Met, no showers are expected from Monday onwards.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Met said very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was recorded due to a deep depression formation over the west-central bay \u2013 from Andra Pradesh to Odisha, Chhattisgarh, eastern Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, UP till Uttarakhand.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cA very large area saw intense rain activity, up to more than 30cm at many places in UP. The low minimum temperatures in Delhi and adjoining areas can be attributed to this large-scale rain,\u201d Mishra said, adding that minimum temperature departures in UP, Chhattisgarh and eastern MP are running up to 4 degrees below normal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cThe maximum temperature departure on Sunday was up to 10 degrees below normal in parts of UP; 5-7 degrees below normal in parts of Chhattisgarh and MP; and 7-8 degrees below normal in Uttarakhand. <!-- -->Even in Delhi, it was around four notches below normal in some parts,\u201d he said, adding that the weather will soon turn dry, with monsoon withdrawal advancing to parts of UP and Punjab, and beyond.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>While Delhi saw monsoon retreat on Sept 23, two days before its normal withdrawal, with 728.6mm of rainfall (Safdarjung), which is considered normal and 16% above the average monsoon rainfall of 629.7mm, parts of the city recorded 5mm post-monsoon rainfall Saturday due to the depression and western disturbance feeding additional moisture in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Last year, the city recorded 41% surplus rainfall.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/at-21c-delhi-records-its-lowest-minimum-temp-in-sept-in-18-years\/articleshow\/134529764.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, Delhi recorded 41% surplus rainfall. 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