The national capital Delhi witnessed a dip in temperature on Friday with the minimum temperature dropping to 8.5 degree Celsius at 8:30 am.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this marked a sharp decline from Wednesday night, when the minimum temperature was recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius, reflecting a significant drop of four notches within 24 hours.
There was also a shallow fog engulfing the national capital. The Indian Meteorological Department has (IMD) predicted the minimum temperature to drop tp 6 degree Celsius by
December 10.
On December 4, the recorded minimum temperature in Delhi was 12 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile the Air Quality Index in Delhi improved to ‘moderate’ category after the national capital faced persistent air pollution since the last one month.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in Delhi was 183, categorised as ‘moderate’ as of 7 am on Friday, according to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per data of the CPCB, the AQI (/topic/aqi) at Chandani Chowk stands at 183 as of 7 am, 183 at ITO, 168 at Okhla Phase 2, 159 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, 195 at Patparganj, 115 at Aya Nagar, 124 at Lodhi Road, 137 at IGI Airport (T3) and 212 at Punjabi Bagh
However areas such as Anand Vihar recorded an AQI (/topic/aqi) of 246, Wazirpur 208, RK Puram 204, Rohini 217, Mundka 244,categorised as ‘poor’.
An AQI (/topic/aqi) between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is severe.
