Delhi weather update: Delhi experienced its warmest morning of the season on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature rising to 13.3 degrees Celsius -- 2.2 degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature settled at 28.8°C.
The IMD has forecast rain and thunderstorms in the coming days, which could bring a slight dip in temperatures. Weather experts suggest that the changing pattern is due to an approaching western disturbance, likely to influence the region soon. According to the weather department, thunderstorms with rain are expected on Wednesday.
The second-highest minimum temperature of the season was recorded on February 4 at 12.8 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature settled at 28.8 degrees Celsius, 4.4 notches above normal for this time of the year, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature is expected to remain at 28.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as well, according to the forecast.
Delhi's air quality
The air quality was recorded in the "poor" category, with an AQI reading of 209 at 4 pm, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). An Air Quality Index (AQI) between 0 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."
January 2025 was warmest on record
The planet experienced its warmest January on record last month despite the development of La Nina, a climate pattern that usually brings cooler global temperatures, the European climate agency said. This comes on the heels of the Earth experiencing its hottest year on record in 2024, also the first to see global average temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), January 2025 recorded an average temperature of 13.23 degrees Celsius, 0.09 degrees warmer than the previous hottest January (2024) and 0.79 degrees above the 1991-2020 average. Scientists also found that the Earth's temperature in January was 1.75 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels. Global temperatures have stayed above the 1.5-degree mark for 18 of the last 19 months.
(With PTI inputs)
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