India, Jan. 12 -- Biting cold gripped the capital on Sunday as it experienced the first cold wave of the season, with minimum temperatures falling below 3.0 degrees Celsius at some places. Intense cold wave conditions were observed at isolated places, with Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar stations reporting minimum temperatures below 4.0 degrees Celsius.

Palam recorded its lowest minimum temperature in 13 years on Sunday, with the mercury dipping to 3.0 degrees Celsius, 4.3 notches below normal.

Earlier, the Palam station had logged a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius on January 7, 2013.

The all-time lowest minimum temperature at Palam, however, remains minus 2.2 degrees Celsius, recorded on January 11, 1967.

Ayanagar was the coldes...