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The nationalist superior connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) recorded a minimum somesthesia of 8.1 degrees Celsius, 1.2 notches supra the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
A acold question is expected to impact isolated places successful New Delhi betwixt January 3 and January 6, it said.
A acold question is declared erstwhile the minimum somesthesia drops by 4.5 degrees Celsius to 6.5 degrees Celsius beneath the mean temperature.
Safdarjung recorded a minimum somesthesia of 8.1 degrees Celsius; Palam 7.9 degrees Celsius, 0.9 notches supra the seasonal average; Lodhi Road 8 degrees Celsius, 2 notches supra normal; the Ridge 9 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches supra normal; and Ayanagar 6.9 degrees Celsius, 0.1 notches beneath normal, the IMD information showed.
Relative humidity was recorded astatine 95% astatine 9 a.m.
Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood astatine 240, successful the "poor" category, astatine 9 a.m., 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'.
