Delhi’s air quality remained in the poor category as the minimum temperature was recorded at 19°C on Friday. The air quality index (AQI) stood at 223 (8am).
Out of 57 air quality monitoring stations, 19 recorded air quality in the moderate zone while the rest were in the poor category. An AQI between 201 and 300 is classified as poor under the Central Pollution Control Board’s scale. The air quality reading comes amid the seasonal deterioration in pollution levels amid impending onset of winter and meteorological conditions favouring the accumulation of pollutants.
Safdarjung, Delhi’s base weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, 1.8 degrees above the seasonal average, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The minimum temperature at the Ridge station settled at 19.2 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees above normal. Lodi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 18.6°C, 2.6°C above normal, while Ayanagar registered 19.1°C, 1.9°C above normal. Palam recorded the lowest minimum temperature among the five stations at 18.3°C, 0.5°C above normal. The maximum temperature on Thursday was 32.5°C Celsius at Safdarjung, 32.4°C at Lodi Road, 31.7°C at Ayanagar, 31.5°C at the Ridge and 29.9°C at Palam. No rainfall was recorded at any of the five weather stations in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30am on Friday.
