Delhi records minimum temperature of 28.6 deg C

Delhi woke up to a warm Monday morning with a minimum temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The Palam weather station recorded a minimum temperature of 26.8 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road 27.8 degrees Celsius, the Ridge 24.8 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 27.5 degrees Celsius.

No rainfall was recorded at Safdarjung, Palam and Ayanagar in the last 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am, while Lodhi Road and the Ridge recorded only trace rainfall, the IMD said.

The weather office has forecast generally cloudy skies with moderate rain during the day.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 101, in the ‘moderate’ category, for the second day in a row, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

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