New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius on Friday, 1.4 notches below normal, a day after heavy rain swept across the city, while the air quality remained in the ‘satisfactory’ category.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a partly cloudy sky for the night, with mainly clear skies expected during the weekend.
Station-wise data showed that the maximum temperature at Palam settled at 28.2 degrees Celsius, 5.2 notches below normal, while Lodhi Road recorded 30.4 degrees Celsius, 2.6 notches below normal.
The Ridge recorded a maximum temperature of 30.3 degrees Celsius, 3.4 notches below normal, while Ayanagar registered 29.5 degrees Celsius, 4.1 notches below normal.
Meanwhile, the minimum
temperature in the city settled at 19.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, 0.2 degrees below normal.
Among other weather stations, Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches below normal, while Lodhi Road registered 18.8 degrees Celsius, 0.2 notches below normal.
The Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 17.7 degrees Celsius, 3.4 notches below normal, while Ayanagar registered 18.5 degrees Celsius, 1.7 notches below normal.
The 24-hour cumulative rainfall recorded till 8.30 am on Friday was 15.9 mm at Safdarjung, 11.2 mm at Palam, 20 mm at Lodhi Road, 25.2 mm at the Ridge and 8.4 mm at Ayanagar.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 96 at 6.30 pm, in the ‘satisfactory’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Under the CPCB’s AQI scale, readings between zero and 50 are classified as ‘good’, 51 and 100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 as ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 as ‘poor’, 301 and 400 as ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 as ‘severe’. PTI MSJ MSJ MDO
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