New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 32.1 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 0.5 degrees below the seasonal average, as temperatures began to dip across the city.
The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 247 at 7 pm, placing it in the ‘poor’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Delhi recorded its first ‘poor’ air quality day of the season on Wednesday, with the AQI reaching its highest level in 100 days. The last comparable reading was recorded on July 13, when the index stood at 246.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday invoked Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR after the capital’s air quality slipped into the ‘poor’ category.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Safdarjung, the city’s primary weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 32.1 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal.
Palam recorded a maximum temperature of 29.5 degrees Celsius, 3.3 degrees below normal, while Lodhi Road registered 31.8 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degrees below normal.
The maximum temperature at Ridge settled at 31.6 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees below normal, while Ayanagar recorded 31.8 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees below the seasonal average.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, below the seasonal average. Safdarjung recorded the minimum temperature, while Palam registered 17.8 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below normal.
Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 17.7 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature at Ridge settled at 19.1 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal, while Ayanagar recorded 17.7 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below the seasonal average.
According to CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is 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 MPL
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