India, Oct. 30 -- Delhi witnessed an unusually cold October day on Friday, October 30, with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung plunging to 20.7 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded for the month since 1951. This comes a day after Delhi recorded its coldest October day in four years.

Top four coldest October days since 1951 are October 25, 1975 (21.5 degrees Celsius), October 31, 1961 (21.9 degree Celsius, October 18, 1971 (22.1 degree Celsius), and October 1, 1954 (22.2 degree Celsius).

The interaction of a western disturbance with Cyclone Arnab brought isolated spells rainfall across the city and adjoining areas such as Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Noida and Haryana's Gurugram, resulting in a sharp drop in maximum temperatures.

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