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Delhi Witnesses Temperature Drop and Significant Improvement in Air Quality
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News18•10-10-2026, 20:30
Delhi Witnesses Temperature Drop and Significant Improvement in Air Quality
- •Delhi recorded a sharp drop in maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday, with the maximum at Safdarjung falling to 33.6 degrees Celsius from 36.1 degrees Celsius the previous day.
- •The city's 24-hour average Air Quality Index improved significantly, falling to 122 from 176 a day earlier, placing it in the moderate category.
- •Other weather stations like Palam, Lodhi Road, and Ayanagar also registered declines in their minimum temperatures.
- •The India Meteorological Department has forecasted partly cloudy skies to persist over the national capital for the next few days.
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Delhi recorded a sharp fall in maximum temperature down to 33.6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, while the 24-hour average Air Quality Index improved to 122 from 176 the previous day.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast that mostly partly cloudy skies will persist over Delhi for the next few days.
According to Central Pollution Control Board standards, an AQI reading of 122 falls into the 'moderate' category, which spans from 101 to 200.