Delhi likely to witness light rain today

- September 15, 2024
| By : Patriot Bureau |

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the satisfactory category with a reading of 100

Delhi: The national capital on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius, which is 1.5 degrees below the seasonal average.

The weather department has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain for the day.

At 8:30 am, the humidity level was 83 per cent.

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was in the ‘satisfactory’ category, with a reading of 100 at 9 am, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.

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’. On Saturday, Delhi’s maximum temperature was 27.6 degrees Celsius, six degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The minimum temperature on that day settled at 21.2 degrees Celsius, 3.9 degrees below the average, the Met office said. (With inputs from PTI)