The national capital woke up to a relatively cool morning and ‘satisfactory’ air quality on Friday, with the minimum temperature settling below normal at several weather stations across the city.
Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station, recorded a minimum temperature of 22.6 degrees Celsius, 2.5 notches below normal. Palam logged 20.7 degrees Celsius, nearly five notches below normal, while the Ridge station recorded 20 degrees Celsius, 5.5 degrees below normal.
Lodhi Road and Ayanagar stations recorded minimum temperatures of 21.4 degrees Celsius each, with departures of 1.6 degrees and 2.5 degrees below normal respectively, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
No rainfall was recorded in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Friday at the major weather stations in Delhi, according to the IMD.
Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘satisfactory’ category in the morning with average air quality index (AQI) being clocked at 98 till 9 AM, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Also Read: Delhi: After voting, migrants return to lost jobs
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 34 degrees Celsius.
Each day of closure costs shops in Khan Market and Connaught Place between Rs 60,000…
Delhi generates nearly 15,000 tonnes of waste daily, prompting the government to deploy 1,000 mechanical…
Delhi Police has issued an NOC for the Congress rally at Ramlila Maidan on November…
CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke received conditional bail following his arrest for participating in a Connaught…
The DPCC has floated ₹104 crore tenders to test pilot pollution-control technologies across 40 key…
MCD pushes Bhalswa cleanup to Feb 2027 due to agency transition, leaving over 10 lakh…
