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Air quality in city satisfactory

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New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Delhi woke up to a wet Tuesday morning, with the minimum temperature recorded at 21 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches below normal.

The weather office has forecast light rain during the day.The rainfall is due to the impact of a Western Disturbance affecting Delhi.

In the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday, the city’s primary weather station, Safdarjung, recorded 12.6 mm of rainfall, while Palam and Ridge stations received 11 mm and 11.7 mm, respectively, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.

Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 68 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The AQI falls in the satisfactory category.

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”. PTI NSM DV DV

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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