Delhi sees hottest Jan 30 in five years

Delhi on Saturday experienced the hottest January 30 in the last five years with the maximum temperature settling at 27.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. The weather office referred to the Western Disturbance persisting in the northern parts of India as a reason behind the sudden increase in mercury. The weather office has forecast that mercury would come down after the disturbance passes the Northern areas.