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Mercury Touches High Of 26.5 Degrees Celsius In Delhi

The AQI was in the "poor" ✃category largely at the other weather stations, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Mercury Touches High Of 26.5 Degr﷽ees Celsius In Delhi
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Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 26.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, on Tuesday even as the MeT office has forecast hazy wea🅘ther for the next two days.

The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (🅷AQI) was recorded in the "poor" (255) category at 4 pm, while the relative humidity oscillated between 50 per cent and 71 per cent.

The minimum temperature was recorded at ✱9.4 degrees Celsius, two 🔯notches below normal.

The metropolis recorded its coldest morning of the season on Monday as the minimum temperature fell to 8.9 degrees Cel🌌sius, three notches below noღrmal.

The weathe🌄rman has forecast hazy weather for the next two days.

The AQI was recorded in the "veജr💖y poor" category at 9 am at the Anand Vihar, Dwarka, Jahangirpuri and Shadipur weather stations.

The AQI was in the "poor" caꦏtegory largely at the other weather sta✱tions, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

An AQI between 201 and 300 is consider♔ed "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".

-With PTI Input