New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) The national capital sizzled under intense heat on Monday, with the Ridge area station recording a maximum temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The Safdarjung, which serves as the base station for the city, logged 42.2 degrees, two notches above normal. Palam recorded 41.8 degrees, while Lodi Road and Ayanagar settled at 42.6 and 41.6 degrees, respectively.
The national capital had witnessed a warm morning earlier, with the minimum temperature settling at 29.2 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees above the season’s average.
Delhi witnessed a little relief from the rain, but not at all stations. The 24-hour cumulative rainfall till 8.30 am showed only Palam and Ayanagar receiving
some light showers, 3.8 mm and 4.7 mm respectively, but no station recorded any rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, according to IMD data.
The city has recorded a marginal rise in temperature in the last few days. On Sunday, Delhi recorded a maximum of 41.6 degrees Celsius, and 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
According to IMD, the maximum temperature is set to see a gradual rise till June 10, with temperatures going up to 43 degrees and then see a drop in temperatures after that due to another thunderstorm activity from June 11.
The air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 151, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
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’ The maximum temperature for Tuesday is likely to settle around 43 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD, with strong surface winds predicted during the daytime. PTI VBH VBH APL APL
