Delhi weather: Safdarjung records lowest October minimum in three years

Safdarjung logged a minimum of 15.3°C on Tuesday, 1.9°C below normal and its lowest October minimum in three years.

Other weather stations also recorded lower temperatures. Ayanagar recorded 15.2°C, Palam 15.5°C and Lodhi Road 15.6°C, while the Ridge recorded 16.2°C. Safdarjung last recorded a lower October minimum on October 27, 2023, when the reading was 15.2°C.

Earlier this month, minimum temperatures had risen across Delhi’s five weather stations. The India Meteorological Department has forecast a mainly cloudy sky and a maximum temperature of about 31°C for the day.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index stood at 168 on the Central Pollution Control Board’s scale, in the moderate range. An AQI of 101 to 200 is classified as moderate.