Bone-chilling temperatures greeted folks on Thursday (January 15, 2026) because the nationwide capital recorded its coldest morning of the season. Safdarjung, town’s main climate station, recorded its lowest January minimal since 2023 at 2.9°C.

The minimal temperature had dropped to 1.4°C on January 16, 2023.

Palam recorded a minimal temperature of two.3°C, whereas the mercury at Lodhi Street settled at 3.4°C. The Ridge station reported a low of 4.5°C, and Ayanagar logged 2.7°C.

The minimal temperature recorded at Palam was its lowest since 2010. The second lowest was recorded on January 7, 2013, when the mercury had dropped to 2.6°C.

All climate stations in Delhi recorded temperatures manner under the conventional, pointing to the persistence of chilly wave situations throughout town. The nationwide capital has been reeling below chilly wave situations for the previous 4 days, and it’s anticipated to persist even tomorrow.

The utmost temperature on Thursday (January 15, 2026) is predicted to hover round 21°C.

Delhi’s air high quality remained within the ‘very poor’ class with the Air High quality Index (AQI) settling at 349, in response to Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB) knowledge.

An AQI between zero and 50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘passable’, 101 to 200 ‘average’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘extreme’.