Delhi NCR

Air quality moderate in city; maximum temperature likely to touch 40 degrees Celsius

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Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, 1.2 notches below the season’s normal, with the weather office predicting a partly cloudy sky.

No rainfall was recorded in any of the major weather stations in Delhi till 8.30 am.

Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category, with the average air quality index (AQI) being clocked at 145, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

According to the CPCB, an AQI between 0 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’.

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 40 degrees Celsius.

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