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Air quality good in Delhi; light rain likely

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Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 23.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 3.6 notches below the season’s average, with the weather office predicting light rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm.

The maximum temperature is expected to touch 37 degrees Celsius.

Relative humidity was recorded at 64 per cent at 8.30 am.

The air quality was ‘good’ at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 91, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.

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