Delhi records 7.6 degrees, AQI ‘poor’ at several stations
Until last week, the minimum temperature was hovering around 12 degrees, and the maximum temperature was recorded at around 25 to 27 degrees.
Until last week, the minimum temperature was hovering around 12 degrees, and the maximum temperature was recorded at around 25 to 27 degrees.
The IMD forecast "dense fog" during the early hours of Thursday with the minimum and the maximum temperatures hovering between 7 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively.
As per the CAQM, at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m on Sunday the average AQI for Delhi stood at 458 and 457 respectively.
No place is in 'severe' zone in the national capital. The air quality across NCR cities like Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Bahadurgarh continues to be in 'poor' category, according to the CPCB.
The saving grace is that no area across the city recorded an AQI falling under the 'severe' zone,
With the improvement, no area across the city recorded the AQI (air quality index) falling under the 'severe' zone on Thursday, as compared to Wednesday, when 10 places reeled under toxic air.
Ten areas in the city were found in the 'severe' zone with the AQI levels above 400.
The predominant surface wind is expected to come from northwest direction on a speed of 12-15 kmph making things better for the residents of Delhi.
However, no place has recorded in the 'severe' zone as per Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) data.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Monday measured the national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 310 and marked it in the ‘very poor’ category.