COLD WAVE

Nov. 29, 2020

Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing for near cold wave conditions.

What is a cold wave?

  • A cold wave is declared when there’s a significant drop in minimum or night time temperature.

  • The IMD’s criteria for a cold wave in the plains is that the minimum temperature should be 10 degrees or lower and the departure from normal minimum temperature 4.5 degrees or less for two consecutive days.