New Delhi Mar 23 PTI Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of186 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius On Tuesday the city had recorded a slight decrease in the maximum temperature 346 degrees Celsius owing to strong winds during the day The capital had recorded a maximum temperature of 383 degrees Celsius the highest this year so far on Sunday The capital recorded a sharp spike in the mercury over the last 10 to 12 days with the maximum temperature nearing 40 degrees Celsius at Sports Complex Station and Pitampura on Sunday The India Meteorological Department has said the maximum temperature in the next seven days will oscillate between 35 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius According to IMD officials lack of rain in March has led to such intense heat Normally Delhi would receive 159 mm of rainfall in March on an average Last year the city had recorded a high of 401 degrees Celsius on March 30 which was the highest temperature in the month in at least 13 years PTI GVS RCJ
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI Delhi on Monday witnessed a slight decrease in the maximum temperature which settled at 366 degrees Celsius as compared to 383 degrees Celsius recorded a day ago The maximum temperature of 366 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung Observatory considered the official marker for the city was still six degrees above normal The capital has recorded a spike in the mercury over the last 10 days with the maximum temperature nearing 40 degrees Celsius at Sports Complex Station and Pitampura on Sunday Sunday was also the hottest day of the year so far Pitampura and Sports Complex station were the warmest places in Delhi on Monday too recording their respective maximum temperatures at 383 degrees Celsius and 84 degrees Celsius The India Meteorological Department has said the maximum temperature in the next seven days will oscillate between 36 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius According to IMD officials lack of rain in March has led to such intense heat Normally Delhi would receive 159 mm of rainfall in March on an average Last year the city had recorded a high of 401 degrees Celsius on March 30 which was the highest temperature in the month in at least 13 years PTI GVS CK
New Delhi Nov 30 PTI Delhi recorded a marginal improvement in air quality on Tuesday due to favourable wind speed authorities said The 24-hour average air quality index AQI read 328 It was 389 on Sunday Neighbouring Faridabad 331 Ghaziabad 287 Greater Noida 254 Gurgaon 332 and Noida 291 recorded their air quality in the poor to very poor range 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 The India Meteorological Department said favourable wind speed up to 12 kmph aided dispersion of pollutants The city recorded a maximum temperature of 256 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 98 degrees Celsius According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences air quality monitor SAFAR winds are likely to slow down on December 1-2 reducing ventilation and thus leading to deterioration of the air quality Favourable wind speed is expected again from December 3 PTI GVS CK