Rain continued to lash several places in Delhi-NCR on Saturday, causing average daily temperatures to drop sharply. The IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for the weekend, predicting more showers.

Delhi rains: According to IMD, in Delhi, the lowest December temperatures in the past five years were- 15.9 degrees Celsius, 15.6 degrees Celsius, 17.8 degrees Celsius, 15.2 degrees Celsius, and 14.3 degrees Celsius.

Rain lashed Delhi-NCR throughout Friday with the city recording its highest December rainfall in the last 15 years and the mercury dropping sharply to 14.6 degree celsius, the weather department said.

Srinagar’s Friday night temperature dropped from minus 6.2 degrees Celsius to minus 8.5 degrees Celsius, marking its coldest December night since 1974, when the mercury hit minus 10.3 degrees Celsius.