Delhi records minimum temperature of 18.2 deg C

Delhi: The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature of 18.2 degrees Celsius, 3.1 notches above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather department has predicted clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 36 degrees Celsius.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 219, in the ‘poor’ category, at 9 am, 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’.

On Wednesday,

The capital recorded its hottest day of the year so far as the mercury shot up to 36.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 8.4 degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The maximum temperature at Safdarjung stood at 36.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was recorded at 17.8 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees above normal.

Station-wise data showed the maximum at 35.3 degrees Celsius at Palam observatory, 37.1 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, 37.4 degrees Celsius at Ridge and 37.4 degrees Celsius at Ayanagar.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 18.1 degrees Celsius in Palam, while Lodhi Road logged 17.7 degrees Celsius.

The Ridge station recorded the highest minimum temperature among the major observatories at 18.4 degrees Celsius while Ayanagar registered 16.8 degrees Celsius, IMD data showed.

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The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature of 18.2 degrees Celsius, 3.1 notches above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather department has predicted clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 36 degrees Celsius.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 219 in the ‘poor’ category at 9 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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’.

On Wednesday, the capital recorded its hottest day of the year so far as the mercury rose to 36.8 degrees Celsius, 8.4 degrees above normal, according to the IMD.

The maximum temperature at Safdarjung stood at 36.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was recorded at 17.8 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees above normal.

Station-wise data showed the maximum temperature was 35.3 degrees Celsius at the Palam observatory, 37.1 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, and 37.4 degrees Celsius each at Ridge and Ayanagar.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 18.1 degrees Celsius at Palam, while Lodhi Road logged 17.7 degrees Celsius.

The Ridge station recorded the highest minimum temperature among the major observatories at 18.4 degrees Celsius, while Ayanagar registered 16.8 degrees Celsius, IMD data showed.