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Delhi recorded its warmest nighttime successful the period of May successful astir 14 years arsenic the minimum somesthesia settled astatine 31.9°C connected Thursday (May 21, 2026), the upwind bureau said.
The past clip the minimum somesthesia was higher than this was connected May 26, 2012, erstwhile the minimum somesthesia settled astatine 32.5°C.
Safdarjung and Lodi Road were among the stations that recorded lukewarm nighttime conditions, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
A lukewarm nighttime is declared erstwhile the maximum somesthesia remains 40 degrees Celsius oregon much and the minimum somesthesia departure is betwixt 4.5°C and 6.4°C supra normal, according to the IMD.
Among the upwind stations, Safdarjung recorded a minimum somesthesia of 31.9°C, 5.2 notches supra the season's normal, followed by Ridge astatine 30.6°C, 4.4 notches supra normal.
Palam stood astatine 30.5°C, 3.4 notches supra normal, Lodi Road astatine 29.6°C, 4.6 notches supra normal, and Ayanagar astatine 27.4 °C, 0.7 notch supra normal.
The metropolis has been placed nether an orangish alert arsenic the maximum somesthesia is expected to interaction 46°C, with the IMD forecasting heatwave conditions during the day.
The aerial prime was recorded successful the 'moderate' class astatine 9 a.m. connected Thursday (May 20, 2026), with an Air Quality Index (AQI) speechmaking of 153, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) information showed.
According to the CPCB, 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'.
