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Bone-chilling temperatures greeted radical connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) arsenic the nationalist superior recorded its coldest greeting of the season. Safdarjung, the city's superior upwind station, recorded its lowest January minimum since 2023 astatine 2.9°C.
The minimum somesthesia had dropped to 1.4°C connected January 16, 2023.
Palam recorded a minimum somesthesia of 2.3°C, portion the mercury astatine Lodhi Road settled astatine 3.4°C. The Ridge presumption reported a debased of 4.5°C, and Ayanagar logged 2.7°C.
The minimum somesthesia recorded astatine Palam was its lowest since 2010. The 2nd lowest was recorded connected January 7, 2013, erstwhile the mercury had dropped to 2.6°C.
All upwind stations successful Delhi recorded temperatures mode beneath the normal, pointing to the persistence of acold question conditions crossed the city. The nationalist superior has been reeling nether acold question conditions for the past 4 days, and it is expected to persist adjacent tomorrow.
The maximum somesthesia connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) is expected to hover astir 21°C.
Delhi's aerial prime remained successful the 'very poor' class with the Air Quality Index (AQI) settling astatine 349, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
An AQI betwixt 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'.
