Delhi records second-lowest minimum temperature in September since 2001

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 21 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the second-lowest minimum temperature recorded in September since 2001, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The lowest was 20.8 degrees Celsius recorded on September 6, 2008 and the third-lowest was 21.1 degrees Celsius logged on September 19, 2024, the IMD said.

The minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung weather station was 21 degrees Celsius, 2.9 notches below the seasonal average, while the maximum temperature settled at 30.6 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches below the seasonal average.

Delhi-NCR recorded maximum temperatures between 29.2 and 30.6 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded 29.2 degrees Celsius, Lodi Road and Ridge 30 degrees Celsius each, and Ayanagar 30.2 degrees Celsius.

Minimum temperatures across the region ranged between 16.8 and 21.2 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded 19.2 degrees Celsius, Ridge 16.8 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar 21.2 degrees Celsius, and Lodi Road 21 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

The city received 5 mm of rainfall between 8.30 pm on Saturday and 8.30 am on Sunday, it said.

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The IMD has forecast cloudy skies in Delhi on Monday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 32 and 21 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Relative humidity was recorded at 72 per cent at 5.30 pm.

The air quality stood in the ‘satisfactory’ category at 6 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 53, according to the Sameer App.

According to 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’.