Delhi weather sees sudden flip: Rain, dust storms bring temperatures down in capital | India News

Delhi temperatures got here down on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Heavy rain and dusty storms introduced a pleasing change to Delhi’s temperature on Thursday after the capital skilled the warmest night time of the season. The drop in temperature introduced a much-needed respite from warmth.
The metropolis recorded its minimal temperature at 25.9 levels Celsius on Wednesday night time, roughly six levels above regular, marking the best this season. The metropolis’s minimal temperature surpassed Wednesday’s 25.6 levels. This makes it the best minimal temperature for April in three years, as per official information.

The minimal temperature in April remained beneath 25 levels Celsius throughout each 2024 and 2023. April 2024’s peak minimal was 24 levels, while 2023 noticed 23.6 levels.

April 2022 recorded its highest minimal temperature at 26.2 levels Celsius. The IMD tasks the utmost temperature to succeed in roughly 39 levels Celsius.
The IMD reported various situations throughout the town, with some areas experiencing heat to very heat night time situations.

The IMD specifies {that a} “warm night” happens when the utmost temperature stays at or above 40 levels Celsius, with minimal temperatures 4.5 to six.4 levels above regular ranges.
A “very warm night” is famous when the minimal temperature exceeds regular by greater than 6.4 levels Celsius.
The capital’s air high quality remained ‘poor’, with the AQI studying 243 at 9 am, in accordance with CPCB information. The AQI scale categorises readings as follows: 0-50 ‘good’, 51-100 ‘passable’, 101-200 ‘average’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘extreme’.