New Delhi Mar 24 PTI It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Thursday and the minimum temperature was recorded at 212 degrees Celsius four notches above the seasons average There will be mainly clear sky during the day The maximum temperature of the day is likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department IMD saidIt said that the maximum temperature is likely to increase in the days to comeThe maximum temperature on Wednesday settled at 357 degrees Celsius five notches above the normalThe relative humidity at 830 am was 75 per cent on Thursday the IMD saidDelhis air quality was in the poor category on Thursday morning The Central Pollution Control Board CPCB data showed that the Air Quality Index AQI at 8 am on Thursday was 270An 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 PTI AKM ANB ANB

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 Feb 27 PTI Delhi on Sunday recorded a high of 252 degrees Celsius while overnight rains in parts of the city brought down the minimum temperature to 121 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department IMD saidThe relative humidity recorded at 530 pm was 46 per cent it said The weatherman has predicted a partly cloudy sky for Monday and the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle around 24 degrees Celsius and 11 degrees Celsius respectivelyOn Saturday the maximum temperature in Delhi was at 238 degrees Celsius two notches below the seasons average while the minimum temperature settled at 134 degrees Celsius a notch above the normal PTI AMP NSD NSD

New Delhi Feb 20 PTI It was a pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature settling at 114 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department said The relative humidity in the city at 830 am was 83 percent The weatherman has predicted mainly clear skies with strong surface winds during the daytime The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 25 degrees Celsius The air quality index AQI of Delhi was recorded in the moderate category The AQI read 175 around 9 am according to the Central Pollution Control Board The AQI of neighbouring Faridabad 171 Ghaziabad 185 Gurgaon 214 Noida 143 and Greater Noida 128 was recorded between poor and moderate categories 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 On Saturday the maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 256 degrees Celsius a notch above the seasons average The minimum temperature was recorded at 108 degrees Celsius PTI AMP AQS AQS

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Delhi saw the coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday with the maximum temperature plunging 10 degrees below normal and settling at 121 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department said It was also the second consecutive severe cold day in the capital The cold was so intense that all weather stations in Delhi recorded their maximum temperatures 10 to 11 degrees Celsius below normal The Safdarjung Observatory which provides representative data for the city recorded a maximum temperature of 121 degrees Celsius which was the lowest on a January day after 98 degrees Celsius recorded on January3 2013 according to IMD officials Senior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said it was also the lowest maximum temperature of the season so far Palam 116 deg C Lodhi Road 122 deg C Ridge 117 deg C Ayanagar 12 deg C Jafarpur 114 deg C Najafgarh 125 deg C Narela 117 deg C Pitampura 131 deg C Sports Complex 137 deg C and Mayur Vihar 119 deg C recorded a severe cold day According to independent weather forecaster Navdeep Dahiya the average maximum temperature for all the 18 stations in the national capital regions was 12 degrees Celsius Delhi had recorded a severe cold day on Monday as well According to the IMD a cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 45 degrees Celsius below normal A severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 65 notches below normal According to the IMD data the capital has recorded six cold days in January so far the highest in the month in at least a decade Jenamani said Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of less than 17 degrees Celsius on 11 days this month equalling the number of such days in 2015 Eighteen such days were recorded in 2003 he said The maximum temperatures have been lower than normal since the second week of January Minimum temperatures have been close to or above normal This is largely due to clouds and rain preventing long exposure to sunshine according to Mahest Palawat Vice President Meteorology and Climate Change Skymet Weather There have been seven Western Disturbances in Delhi this January as against a normal of three to four in the month The rains due to the western disturbances increased moisture in the air which led to foggy conditions amid low temperatures on most of the days Palawat said PTI GVS SMN SMN

New Delhi Dec 26 PTI Several parts of the national capital witnessed light rains on Sunday evening and the maximum temperature for the day settled at 214 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department saidThe relative humidity recorded at 530 pm was 80 per cent and the minimum temperature settle at 98 degrees Celsius two notches above the normalThe weather office has predicted generally cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain and drizzle and shallow to moderate fog on Monday morningOn Saturday the minimum temperature in the national capital was 7 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 236 degrees CelsiusThe air quality index was recorded in the severe category on Sunday evening with the AQI clocking 460 at 7 pm in Delhi Central Pollution Control Board CPCB data showed The AQI in Faridabad was 455 while in Ghaziabad it was 430 Greater Noida 428 Gurgaon 378 and Noida 438 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 PTI AMP ANB ANB

New Delhi Oct 25 PTI The national capital woke up to clear skies on Monday morning and the minimum temperature settled at 164 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department saidThe city recorded 28 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours it saidThe weather department has forecast mainly clear sky during the day and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 31 degrees CelsiusThe relative humidity was 90 per cent at 830 amThe city on Sunday recorded the minimum and maximum temperature of 19 and 315 degrees Celsius respectively Rains lashed several parts of Delhi on Sunday eveningThe air quality index was recorded in the moderate category at 135 real-time data of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research SAFAR app showedAn 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 PTI MAH DV DV

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI The national capital on Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 344 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department IMD saidThe minimum temperature settled at 246 degrees Celsius in Delhi The relative humidity was 73 per cent at 530 pm it saidThe weather department has predicted generally cloudy skies in the city on Sunday The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to settle at 26 degrees Celsius and 344 degrees Celsius respectivelyOn Friday Delhi had recorded a minimum temperature of 236 degrees Celsius a notch below normal while the maximum settled at 32 degrees Celsius three notches below normal PTI AMP DIV DIV

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI Delhi woke up to a pleasant morning on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 246 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department saidAccording to the weatherman the relative humidity recorded at 830 am in the city was 85 per cent while the maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 33 degrees CelsiusThe IMD has predicted generally cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain or drizzle later in the dayOn Friday the minimum temperature in the national capital had settled at 236 degrees Celsius a notch below normal while the maximum was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius three notches below normalPTI AMP SRY

New Delhi Aug 30 PTI The national capital on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 346 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department IMD saidThe minimum temperature settled at 253 degrees CelsiusDelhi witnessed a cloudy day The relative humidity was recorded at 67 per cent at 530 pmThe weather department said the national capital is likely to receive moderate rain on Tuesday and the skies are expected to remain cloudyThe minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to settle around 25 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius respectively the IMD said PTI MAH DIV DIV