Delhi records low of 7.4° Celsius; air quality ‘poor’ at 299

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Security unit   basal   defender  connected  a foggy wintertime  morning, astatine  the Vijay Chowk, successful  New Delhi.

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The metropolis recorded a minimum somesthesia of 7.4° Celsius connected Sunday (January 4, 2026), portion the aerial prime settled successful the 'poor' category.

A acold question is expected to impact isolated places successful the metropolis betwixt Saturday and January 6, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

A acold question is declared erstwhile the minimum somesthesia drops by 4.5° Celsius to 6.5° Celsius beneath the mean temperature.

Safdarjung recorded a minimum somesthesia of 7.4° Celsius; Palam 6.8° Celsius, Lodhi Road 7.6° Celsius, Ridge 8.9° Celsius; and Ayanagar 6.6° Celsius, the IMD information showed.

The comparative humidity was recorded astatine 92% astatine 8.30 a.m.

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood astatine 299 astatine 9 a.m., the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) information showed.

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'.

The upwind bureau has predicted that the maximum somesthesia volition settee astatine 17° Celsius.

Published - January 04, 2026 12:21 p.m. IST

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