New Delhi: Rain in Delhi on Saturday reduced maximum temperatures up to 14.7 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season average and also the lowest for the season so far, according to the Indian Meteorology Department.
The city has recorded 68mm rainfall until January 22, the highest since 1995, when 69.8mm rainfall was accepted.
Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered an official marker for the city, recorded 5mm rainfall until 8am on Saturday.
The minimum temperature is completed at 11.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season average, said IMD.
Extensive rainfall is likely to experience Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and North Rajasthan from January 21 to January 23 because of Western disturbances, said IMD.
Relative humidity at 5:30 a.m.
was 84%, the weather office said.
Weatherman has predicted the heavily that is generally cloudy with light or drizzling rain for Sundays.
The maximum and minimum temperature tends to settle around 16 and 10 degrees Celsius.
Delhi air quality recorded in the ” very poor ‘category on Saturday.
The 24-hour air quality index (AQI) reads 316 at 4pm, the data control board data pollution shows.
Aqi Faridabad (330) and Gurgaon (304) also recorded in the ” very poor ‘category.
While the neighboring Aqi Ghaziabad (287), Greater Noida (260) and Noida (277) are recorded in the “poor” category.
Aqi between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfying”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.