Summer's here: Delhi sees warmest Feb night in decades; Winter season to officially end around this day

With summers starting to set in already in Delhi, the city on Thursday recorded its warmest February night in 74 years with the temperature reaching 19.5 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). IMD said Thursday's temperature is the highest minimum ever recorded for February at Safdarjung between 1951 and 2025 for Delhi.

"Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 19.5 degrees celsius today, February 27, 2025. This is the highest minimum temperature ever recorded for February at Safdarjung between 1951 and 2025.

The February 27 figures broke February 25's record when Delhi logged its highest minimum temperature for the month at 19 degrees celsius. The above followed by 18.6 degrees celsius in 1973, 18.5 degrees celsius on February 20, 2015, 18.2 degrees celsius in 1992 and 18.0 degrees celsius in 1988, which ranked as the fifth highest