Delhi's Air Quality 'Good' For 2nd Time This Year After Continuous Rain
NDTV
The weather bureau said the ceaseless spell of rain brought down the difference between minimum temperature on Friday and maximum temperature on Saturday to 2.6 degrees Celsius - the lowest since 1969.
Delhi received 74 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Sunday, the second highest precipitation on a day in October since 2007, according to the India Meteorological Department data. In 2021, the capital had logged 87.9 mm of rainfall on October 18.
The weather bureau said the ceaseless spell of rain brought down the difference between minimum temperature (20.8 degrees Celsius) on Friday and maximum temperature (23.4 degrees Celsius) on Saturday to 2.6 degrees Celsius -- the lowest since 1969. Earlier, the lowest such margin was recorded on October 19, 1998 at 3.1 degree Celsius, the IMD added.
The incessant rain in the capital also yielded the second "good" air quality day of the year, with the 24-hour average air quality index settling at 48.
Delhi had recorded a 24-hour average AQI of 47 on September 16. The neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad (14), Gurugram (32) and Greater Noida (23) also recorded 'good' air quality. The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded another 7.4 mm of rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Sunday.
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