Delhi air pollution: Air quality turns ‘severe’, maximum temperature settles three degrees above normal | India News

Delhi air pollution: Air quality turns 'severe', maximum temperature settles three degrees above normal

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality on Sunday deteriorated and reached the ‘severe’ category with a 24-hour average AQI of 409, as per the official. The air quality, with an AQI reading of 370, was in the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature was recorded at 24.1 degrees Celsius, exceeding the normal by three degrees, while the minimum wasregistered at 7.3 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal, as reported by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Morning conditions included fog, and humidity levels fluctuated between 68 per cent and 97 per cent throughout the day.
The IMD’s forecast for Monday indicates cloudy conditions with possibilities of light rainfall. Temperatures are predicted to range between 20 degrees Celsius at maximum and 7 degrees Celsius at minimum.

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