Delhi’s temperatures dropped to 17 degrees Celsius on Sunday after overnight rains and thunderstorm, according to the weather office.
The city received 4.4 mm of rainfall from 8.30 pm on Saturday to 8.30 am on Sunday. The city logged a low of 18.3 degrees Celsius the day before.
The minimum temperature recorded was 0.2 notch below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The weather department has also predicted rainfall with thunderstorms for the day, with maximum temperature expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius.
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The air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 167, according to Sameer App.
Out of 54 AQI stations, 11 are in ‘poor’ category with highest reading of 245 at IIT Delhi followed by 233 at Alipur. Relative humidity was recorded at 94 per cent at 8.30 am.
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’.
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