Delhi’s minimum falls to 17°C after overnight rain; Ridge records 16.2°C

Delhi woke to its lowest minimum temperature of October so far, with the city recording 17°C after 4.4 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30am.

The Ridge was the coolest among five weather stations at 16.2°C. Lodhi Road recorded 16.4°C, Palam 16.7°C and Ayanagar 17.2°C. The citywide minimum was 0.2°C below the seasonal average, following a rise in minimum temperatures across the city earlier this week.

The maximum temperature was 31.1°C, 0.7°C below normal. Among the individual stations, the Ridge recorded the highest maximum at 31.4°C, followed by Lodhi Road at 31°C, Ayanagar at 30.8°C and Palam at 29.4°C. Relative humidity stood at 61% at 5.30pm.

Delhi’s overall AQI was 153, in the moderate category, down from 167 at 9am. Eleven of 54 monitoring stations remained in the poor category, including IIT Delhi at 245 and Alipur at 233.

The IMD expects Delhi’s overall AQI to shift to the poor category from Monday through Wednesday.