Number Theory: Going up, but Delhi Feb temp still below normal

The seven-day forecast issued on February 21 by the Regional Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department in Delhi says that skies are going to be partly cloudy in Delhi from February 22 to February 24, with strong winds on the first two of those three days.

The skies have been clear in Delhi for the past week. Over the next seven days, it may not always be the case. The seven-day forecast issued on February 21 by the Regional Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department in Delhi says that skies are going to be partly cloudy in Delhi from February 22 to February 24, with strong winds on the first two of those three days. However, the maximum temperature in the city-state is going to hover between 26 to 29 degrees Celsius. This is about 2-4 degrees higher than the average temperature for these days in the 1981-2010 period, considered the normal. How hotter than normal have been days in February so far? Here are four charts that explain it.

People throng India Gate to witness pleasant weather in New Delhi. (ANI file photo)