November weather in India
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November as a whole
Minimum temperature
Delhi
From: Priyangi Agarwal, November 21, 2020: The Times of India
From: Priyangi Agarwal, November 24, 2020: The Times of India
From: Priyangi Agarwal, November 23, 2020: The Times of India
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The Lowest minimum temperature recorded in November, 2010-20
When minimum temperature was lesser than 6.3 degrees Celsius in November in Delhi/ NCR
Lowest minimum temperature in November, 2010-2020
Priyangi.Agarwal@timesgroup.com
Average minimum temperature for November in Delhi: 12.9°C
Lowest minimum temperature recorded in any November:
6.6°C 2003, November 30
6.9°C 2020, Nov 22
7.3°C 2006, November 29
7.5°C 2020, Nov 20
7.6°C 2017 November.
6.3°C 2020 Nov 22
6.1°C 2003 November 29
10.5 degrees Celsius: November 8, 2018.
10.8 degrees Celsius: Nov 2, 2020
11.4 degrees Celsius November 2019 was recorded in the third week of the month
Mean minimum temperature,
Delhi, 1930- 2020
Priyangi Agarwal, December 1, 2020: The Times of India
From: Priyangi Agarwal, December 1, 2020: The Times of India
This November, Delhiites experienced the coldest nights in any November month since India became a Republic in 1950. The month’s mean minimum temperature, 10.2 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, equalled the lowest post-1947 mean for November recorded in 1949.
The last time Delhi had seen colder nights/early mornings during November was way back in 1938, when the mean minimum was 9.6 degrees Celsius. The mean minimum is the average of the daily minimum temperatures recorded during a month. The normal mean miminum for November is 12.9 degrees C.
There were as many as four cold wave days in the month, the highest for November in at least four decades. Met officials said cloudless skies, chilly northerly winds in the second half of the month as well as larger global influences such as La Nina conditions in the Pacific all played a part in making it an exceptionally cold month.
A met official said while nights have been unusually cold, days were warm. The average maximum temperature in November was 27.9 degrees C, close to the normal of 28.2 degrees. In November, the city received very light rain on just one day, November 16.
Snowfall
Snowfall in Kashmir, HP, Uttarakhand/ 2019
From: Nov 8, 2019: The Times of India
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This was the season’s second, not first, snowfall in Kashmir, HP, Uttarakhand/ 2019. It was the first in Srinagar city. Srinagar recorded 1 foot of snow, while Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded 2 feet.
Weather (general)
Delhi
Temperatures, 1938, 2001, 2010-18
Jasjeev Gandhiok, Nov 25, 2019: The Times of India
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Minimum temperatures are set to rise over the next few days [in 2019] under the influence of a western disturbance that may also bring a spell of light rain in Delhi on November 26 and 27. This means that you may have to wait a bit longer for the chill to set in.
Delhi recorded its lowest temperature this season [in 2019] at 11.4 degrees Celsius on November 20. However, it was unlikely to go below that mark this November, Met officials said. Historical data show Delhi generally tends to go below 10 degrees Celsius in November, touching as low as 7.6 degrees Celsius on November 24, 2017. Since 2010, it hasn’t gone below that mark only thrice — in 2018, 2015 and 2011. Met officials said a delayed monsoon this year had also affected the weather pattern. But Delhi was not witnessing any abnormal spell, they added.
“We generally see a drop in the temperatures by the end of November. The mercury dips to 10 degrees or even further by the end of the month. This year, we have seen a few spells of western disturbances influencing the region and leading to a rise in the temperatures. One such spell is expected in the coming days, which will bring rain and a rise in temperatures too,” a Met official said.
In terms of the maximum temperatures, the highest recorded this month was 32.3 degrees Celsius on November 6. This is the second highest in November since 2011, when it was 32.6 degrees Celsius. Historically, the highest maximum recorded in the month was 36.1 degrees in 2001, while the lowest was 3.9 degrees Celsius in 1938.
On 24 Nov 2019, Delhi’s maximum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 15.3 degrees.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD, said wind speeds tend to increase when a western disturbance withdraws from an area. On November 26, the increased moisture is likely to bring a spell of very light rain, while another is forecast for November 27. “We will not see any deterioration in the air quality despite the increase in moisture due to the rain as wind speeds will remain good and disperse pollutants. Temperatures, however, are expected to remain between 13 and 15 degrees Celsius and the minimum is expected to fall below 10 degrees Celsius by December only,” Srivastava said.
See also
January weather in India <> February weather in India <> March weather in India <> April weather in India <> May weather in India <> June weather in India <> July weather in India <> August weather in India <> September weather in India <> October weather in India <> November weather in India <> December weather in India
