Delhi's Air Quality Improves to "Poor" Category on Sunday

Delhi's air quality showed some improvement on Sunday, moving to the "poor" category, a welcome respite from the "very poor" levels recorded during the day. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 292, a slight decrease from the morning's 324. However, Anand Vihar reported "severe" air quality with an AQI of 421, underscoring the city's ongoing struggle with pollution. This improvement in air quality came as the minimum temperature settled at 15.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded in October in the last two years.

Key Takeaways:

• Delhi's air quality improved to the "poor" category on Sunday, improving from the "very poor" levels recorded during the day.
• The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 292, compared to 324 in the morning.
• Anand Vihar reported "severe" air quality with an AQI of 421, highlighting the ongoing pollution concerns.
• The minimum temperature settled at 15.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded in October in the last two years.
• The city recorded 29 monitoring stations with "very poor" air quality, with AQI readings above 300.
• The maximum temperature settled at 33.1 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degree above the seasonal average.
• The weather department predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle on Monday.

Statistics:

• Delhi's AQI: 292 (compared to 324 in the morning)
• Anand Vihar AQI: 421 (severe air quality)
• Number of monitoring stations with "very poor" air quality: 29
• Minimum temperature: 15.8 degrees Celsius (lowest recorded in October in the last two years)
• Maximum temperature: 33.1 degrees Celsius (0.2 degree above the seasonal average)
• Humidity level: 94 per cent at 5:30 pm

Sources:

• Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data on the Sameer app
• India Meteorological Department (IMD)
• "Pioneer" newspaper, published by HT Digital Content Services