Delhi temperature drops to 25.4°C as scattered rain cools city

Safdarjung recorded a maximum temperature of 25.4°C on Thursday, Delhi’s lowest October daytime temperature since 8 October 2022, when the maximum reached 23.4°C after moderate rain.

Scattered showers and an overcast sky brought the daytime high down 6.4°C from Wednesday’s 31.8°C. Safdarjung received 0.5mm of rain and Palam 1mm, while Jharoda Kalan in southwest Delhi logged 44mm between 8.30am and 5.30pm. Pitampura recorded 4mm.

Cloud cover also kept the night warmer. The minimum temperature rose to 19.2°C, three degrees above normal, from 15.7°C a day earlier.

Light rain is forecast on Friday, with maximum temperatures likely to range from 26°C to 28°C. Delhi’s average air quality index was 222, in the poor category, compared with 229 a day earlier.