New Delhi, Nov 1 Delhi recorded its lowest minimum temperature for November 1 since 2023, with the mercury settling at 18 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The minimum temperature on November 1, 2023, was 16.4 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature settled at 29 degrees Celsius, the lowest for the date since 2021, which recorded 27.2 degrees Celsius.
The drop in temperatures came as Delhi’s air quality plummeted to the ‘poor’ category on Sunday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 277, according to the Sameer app.
Of the 54 monitoring stations in the city, 18 recorded ‘poor’ air quality, while 25 were in the ‘very poor’ category.
The weather department had forecast mainly clear skies for Monday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to reach 29 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Relative humidity was recorded at 75 per cent at 5.30 pm.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
(PTI News)
