New Delhi, Oct 18 Delhi recorded its lowest minimum temperature of the month on Sunday, with the mercury settling at 18.6 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degrees above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature settled at 31.7 degrees Celsius, 0.9 notch below the seasonal average.
The weather department has predicted mainly clear skies on Monday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 32 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Relative humidity was recorded at 63 per cent at 6.30 pm.
Among the weather stations, Ridge recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 18.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Ayanagar at 18.2 degrees, Lodhi Road at 18.3 degrees and Palam at 18.4.
Whereas, the maximum temperature at Ridge recorded 31.9 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar 31 degrees, Lodhi Road 31.4 degrees and Palam 29.2 degrees Celsius.
The air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category at 6 pm, with an (AQI reading of 184, according to the Sameer app.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (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’.
(PTI News)
