New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) The national capital saw the maximum temperature increase sharply to 34.8 degrees Celsius amid Independence Day celebrations held on Saturday.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, Safdarjung, representative of the city’s weather, recorded 34.8 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal and 4.3 degrees higher than Friday.
The minimum temperature at Safdarjung was recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degree below the normal, and 1.8 degrees lower than Friday.
Other weather stations recorded a similar increase in the maximum temperature.
Palam recorded a maximum temperature of 33.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees higher than a day before and a minimum of 24.4 degree Celsius, 1.8 degrees below the normal and 1.7 degrees lower than the day before.
Lodhi Road recorded a maximum temperature 34.4 degrees, with an increase of four degrees compared to Friday and a minimum of 26.2 degree Celsius, 1.6 degree lower than a day before; Ayanagar recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees, two degrees lower than Friday.
A weather forecast by IMD predicted cloudy skies and very light rain to persist on Sunday. No rain, however, was recorded on Saturday.
“Generally cloudy skies are expected to persist on Sunday, along with a possible spell of light rain,” said an IMD official.
According to the IMD forecast, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 33 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The minimum temperature is likely to be around 24 degrees Celsius.
The air quality index (AQI) of the city remained in the ‘satisfactory’ category on Saturday and the 24-hour average AQI was recorded at 93 (satisfactory) at 4 pm, as compared to the 24-hour average AQI of 98 (satisfactory) recorded at the same time on Friday, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’. PTI AHD PRK
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