India, Jan. 16 -- The national capital continued to shiver on Thursday even as the city recorded its coldest night in three years, with minimum temperature plunging to 2.9degCelsius amid the icy-cold northwesterly winds and dense fog.

Meanwhile, coldwave conditions stretched into a fifth day across the capital. The minimum temperature of 2.9degCelsius on Thursday was 4.5 degrees below normal for this time of the year - down from Wednesday's minimum of 3.8degCelsius and Tuesday's minimum of 3degCelsius.

The last time Delhi saw an ever lower minimum was January 18, 2023, when the mercury plummeted to 2.6degCelsius, according India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

Meanwhile, Palam logged a minimum temperature of 2.3degCelsius on Thur...