Delhi Pollution: Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 21.8 degrees Celsius, 3.4 notches above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Relative humidity was 91 per cent at 8.30 am.
The IMD has forecast mist haze in the morning hours and mainly clear skies during the rest of the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 33 degrees Celsius.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘very poor’ category, with a reading of 335 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
An AQI between 0 and 50 is ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
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