Clear skies in Delhi during Holi, ‘poor’ air quality

The nation’s capital experienced a warm sunny morning on Friday in celebration of Holi as the city recorded the highest minimum temperature this month of 21.7 degrees Celsius, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather bureau predicted clear skies during the day. The day’s high will be around 36 degrees Celsius, the Met Department said.

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Relative humidity was recorded at 78% at 8:30 a.m. The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was in the “poor” category (298) as of 9 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.

An AQI between zero and 50 is classified as “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”. .

Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season on Thursday as the maximum temperature stood five notches above normal at 36.1 degrees Celsius.

(Edited by : Jomy Jos Pullokaran)

First post: March 18, 2022 at 10:49 a.m. STI