Delhi’s daytime high falls to 20.7°C, lowest October reading since 1951

Safdarjung recorded a daytime high of 20.7°C on Friday, Delhi’s lowest maximum temperature for October since 1951. The reading was 10.3 degrees below normal after two days of persistent rain, with shallow fog reported in the early morning and late evening.

The city received 61.4 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am, then saw more intermittent showers. Palam’s maximum was 20.5°C, Lodhi Road recorded 20.6°C, and Ayanagar 20.4°C. The rainfall follows the scattered showers that cooled Delhi a day earlier.

Delhi’s AQI stood at 60, classified as satisfactory, its lowest October reading since October 10, 2022. Lodhi Road recorded the cleanest air at an AQI of 33, while Pusa recorded 105. The weather office forecast partly cloudy skies for Saturday, with temperatures around 24°C and 16°C. The Air Quality Early Warning System expects air quality to turn poor on November 1, with poor to very poor conditions likely over the following six days.