Delhi records minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius; AQI remains 'poor'

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 98 degrees Celsius on Tuesday 04 degree below the seasons average the Indian Meteorological Department IMD saidThe humidity level in the capital was 97 per cent at 830 amThe maximum temperature is expected to settle around 28 degrees Celsius during the day the IMD saidThe weather department has forecast a clear sky for the day with predominant surface winds likely from the westDelhis Air Quality Index AQI remained in the poor category at 283 according to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCBAn AQI between 201 and 300 is classified as poor which can cause breathing discomfort for sensitive groupsDelhi records seasons highest temperature at 28 degrees CelsiusThe national capital experienced its warmest day of the season on Monday with the maximum temperature reaching 28 degrees CelsiusThis was 46 degrees above normal and surpassed Sundays high of 274 degrees CelsiusThe minimum temperature was recorded at 97 degrees Celsius which is half a degree below normal for this time of the yearDelhis air quality which had remained in the moderate category for the past some days deteriorated to the poor category on SundayThe citys 24hour average Air Quality Index AQI stood at 271 at 4 pm AQI was recorded at 227 on Sunday a sharp increase from 152 recorded at the same time on SaturdayAccording to data from 37 air quality monitoring stations nine locations reported very poor air quality with Anand Vihar and Mundka recording the highest AQI at 337The remaining 28 stations fell into the poor category The Central Pollution Control Board CPCB data also showed that PM25 was the dominant pollutant across the city throughout the dayThe CPCB classifies AQI levels as follows 050 good 51100 satisfactory 101200 moderate 201300 poor 301400 very poor and above 400 severeWith winter gradually transitioning into spring meteorologists predict that Delhis temperatures could reach 30 degrees Celsius by the end of FebruaryLast year the highest temperature recorded in February was 297 degrees Celsius on February 19In previous years Delhi recorded February highs of 336 degrees Celsius in 2023 February 21 284 degrees Celsius in 2022 February 19 and 332 degrees Celsius in 2021 February 26The alltime highest February temperature in Delhi was 341 degrees Celsius recorded on February 26 2006 according to the IMD recordsWith inputs from Agencies