NEW DELHI: The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The weather department has forecast very light to light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday,, according to news agency PTI.The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle around 39 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively.On Sunday, maximum temperatures across Delhi’s key weather stations ranged between 38.4 degrees Celsius and 39.1 degrees Celsius.Ridge was the hottest location at 39.1 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees above normal, followed by Lodi Road at 38.7 degrees Celsius and Palam at 38.6 degrees Celsius.Safdarjung, the city’s base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius, while Ayanagar registered 38.4 degrees Celsius, 3.1 degrees below normal.Minimum temperatures across the city ranged between 23.4 degrees Celsius and 26.2 degrees Celsius.Safdarjung recorded the highest minimum temperature at 26.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Palam at 25.6 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar at 24.8 degrees Celsius.Lodi Road logged a minimum temperature of 24.6 degrees Celsius, while Ridge was the coolest location at 23.4 degrees Celsius, 3.2 degrees below normal, according to IMD data.Relative humidity was recorded at 61 per cent at 8.30 am.Meanwhile, the Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 151 at 4 pm, placing it in the ‘moderate’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
