The air quality index (AQI) was recorded in the 'severe' category on Sunday evening at 459, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. The AQI on Monday morning was 373.
Though there was a marginal rise in the minimum temperature, it was still on the lower side, as the weather remained chilly in the morning.
The cold wave conditions have been prevailing in the national capital for the last two days owing to a strong, dry northwesterly cold wind, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The weather agency, in its daily bulletin, said that partly cloudly sky and mist will prevail in the capital city today. The maximum temperature is expected to touch 24 degrees Celcius today.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of New Delhi and adjoining areas in the early hours of Thursday. The downpour caused partial waterlogging on some roads, including the stretch of roads near the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi.
Monsoon rains hit the city on Tuesday after a long wait and brought 29 mm of rainfall on the first day. According to officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), more rain is expected during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle at around 34 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a heatwave on Wednesday with the highest temperature remaining around the 42-degree Celsius mark.
As the monsoon continued to play truant, a severe heat wave scorched parts of Delhi on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees Celsius, the highest this year so far.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said Central Delhi has recorded just 8.5 mm rainfall so far this monsoon and is the second-most rain-deficient district in the country.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, recorded a minimum temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, it said.
A low-pressure system forming in the Bay of Bengal may lead to rainfall in the national capital over the weekend, which will bring down the temperature and pollution levels.
Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre, said Delhi recorded an all-time low for June on Tuesday owing to overnight rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty winds under the influence of a western disturbance.
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average, on Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
Delhiites woke up to a clear sky on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 19 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 19.4 degrees Celsius, the highest of this season so far, the India Meteorological Department said.
The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday, six notches above normal and the highest so far this year, the India Meteorological Department said.
February was the second warmest in the national capital since 1901. Maximum temperatures during the month were on average four degrees higher than normal, making it exceptionally warm.
The highest mean maximum temperature recorded for February in Delhi was 29.7 degrees Celsius in 2006, the IMD officials said.
SAFAR in its bulletin said that an increase in temperature and boundary layer height has helped in pushing the national capital's overall air quality from the 'very poor' to 'poor' category.
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