New Delhi, Cloudy skies and spells of rain greeted Delhi residents on Tuesday because the nationwide capital remained beneath a yellow alert, at the same time as temperatures stayed above regular with the utmost touching 33.7 levels Celsius.
The India Meteorological Division has issued a yellow alert, indicating “be up to date”, with a typically cloudy sky and intermittent very mild to mild rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and robust floor winds of 20-30 kmph, gusting as much as 40 kmph throughout the night and evening.
Rainfall recorded between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm stood at 2.1 mm at Safdarjung, 2.6 mm at Palam, 2.8 mm at Lodi Street, 2.4 mm at Ridge and a pair of.2 mm at Ayanagar. Amongst different stations, Janakpuri recorded the very best rainfall at 4 mm, whereas Pusa and Mayur Vihar obtained 2 mm every and Pitampura recorded 1.5 mm.
Most temperatures throughout stations remained in an identical vary above regular, with Safdarjung recording 33.7 levels Celsius, Palam 33.2 levels, Lodi Street 33.2 levels, Ridge 33.9 levels and Ayanagar 33.8 levels.
Minimal temperatures confirmed slight variation, with Safdarjung at 19.4 levels Celsius, Palam at 19.6 levels, Lodi Street at 18.0 levels, Ridge at 18.4 levels and Ayanagar at 18.6 levels.
The climate workplace has forecast a minimal temperature of 18 levels Celsius and a most of 34 levels Celsius for Wednesday, with partly cloudy skies.
The air high quality stood within the ‘average’ class with an AQI of 171, based on the Central Air pollution Management Board . The Air High quality Early Warning System has forecast that air high quality is more likely to stay within the ‘average’ class from April 1 to three.
As per CPCB requirements, an AQI of 0–50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51–100 ‘passable’, 101–200 ‘average’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’, and 401–500 ‘extreme’.
Because the month involves an finish, Delhi recorded its most polluted March in 4 years in 2026, with the common Air High quality Index at 181 until March 30, the very best since 2022, when it stood at 217, based on an evaluation by Centre for Analysis on Power and Clear Air.
The month was additionally among the many hottest previously 4 years as the common most temperature stood at 32.6 levels Celsius highest in 4 years. The final time the common most temperature was larger in March was in 2022, when it reached 33.4 levels Celsius.
This was the wettest March as properly within the final three years. Rainfall recorded this month was 19.82 mm the very best for the month since 2023, when rainfall was considerably larger at 50.4 mm, whereas rainfall in 2024 and 2025 remained decrease than the 2026 ranges.
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