New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Delhi on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius, 2.7 notches above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The minimum temperature settled at 22.8 degrees Celsius, 1.2 notches above the seasonal average.
According to the IMD, Safdarjung, the city’s base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded a high of 39.3 degrees Celsius, marginally above the season’s average.
The Ridge area recorded a maximum temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius, the highest among all the stations, Ayanagar 40.2 degrees Celsius and Lodhi Road 39.6 degrees Celsius.
The IMD has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heatwave in the national capital for the next four
days, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to settle around 40 and 22 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the ‘moderate’ category, with a reading of 181 at 4 pm, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between 0 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 VBH SHB DIV DIV
