Safdarjung, the city's primary observatory, recorded a minimum temperature of 3.8 degrees Celsius, 3.6 notches below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 4.4 degrees Celsius, 2.9 notches below normal, and Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees Celsius, 2.4 notches below normal.

The Ridge recorded a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, 3.5 notches below normal, and Ayanagar recorded a low of 4 degrees Celsius, 3.1 notches below normal.

According to the IMD, cold wave conditions are declared when minimum temperatures fall 4.5 to 6.4 degrees below normal.

The maximum temperature for the day is expected to settle around 20 degrees Celsius.