India, Nov. 7 -- New Delhi

Delhi recorded its first winter chill of the season on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, as the minimum temperature dipped below the 15-degree-Celsius (degC) mark, settling at 12.7degC, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This was three degrees below normal for this time of the year, and a sharp dip of nearly six degrees from the minimum recorded a day earlier.

The IMD attributed the dip to a combination of clear skies and cold northwesterly winds blowing from snow-clad mountains to the plains, with a further dip of 1-2degC likely till Sunday. It also forecasted that the temperature may dip below the 10degC threshold on Monday.

"The dip happens usually after fresh snowfall a...