As many as 19 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by several hours as foggy weather conditions prevailed in parts of North India. According to a senior official of the Northern Railway, Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express was delayed by seven hours, followed by Nanded-Amritsar Sachkhand Express running behind schedule by six hours. Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamudd in Express, Hyderabad-New Delhi Telangana Express and Lok Manya Tilak-Haridwar Express were also delayed by five hours.

Running late by three hours and 30 minutes was the Katra-Manglore Navyug Express, followed by the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express which was delayed by three hours. At least 21 Delhi-bound trains were running late on Thursday as well.

Delhi recorded an above-normal maximum temperature for a second consecutive day on Thursday after remaining in the grip of a prolonged cold spell, the longest since 1992. The city recorded a high of 23 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal.

With a slight rise in mercury, Delhiites received slight respite from cold wave in the past two days. The minimum temperature, however,is expected to rise to 7 degrees Celsius in the next two days, weather experts said.