Nov 29, 2024 09:49 AM IST
The mercury in Delhi dipped beneath the ten°C mark for the primary time this season on Friday at least temperature of 9.5°C was recorded even because the air high quality remained “very poor”. The India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated a marginal rise in minimal temperature was anticipated over the weekend as a western disturbance begins to affect the area.
There was a pointy dip in minimal temperatures over the past 4 days, as chilly northwesterly winds picked up pace. It was 14°C on November 25, 11.9°C on November 26, 10.4°C on November 27, and 10.1°C on November 28.
Lengthy-period information exhibits the bottom minimal in November final 12 months was 9.2°C (November 23). It was 7.3°C in 2022 (November 29), 9.2°C in 2021 (November 24), and fell to six.3°C in 2020 (November 23).
A 24-hour common Air High quality Index (AQI) of 329 was recorded at 9 am, a marginal deterioration from 325 (very poor) at 4pm on Thursday. Two of the 39 on-line stations within the Capital recorded “extreme” air high quality with Bawana (426) being the worst impacted. Early Warning System for Delhi stated the AQI is prone to stay “very poor” over the weekend.
AQI between 0 and 50 is classed as “good”, 51 and 100 as “passable”, 101 and 200 as “average”, 201 and 300 as “poor”, 301 and 400 as “very poor”, and over 400 as “extreme”.
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