Delhi's Air Quality 'Very Poor' as Temperature Falls, Windspeed Dip
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius, this season’s lowest so far. Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ”very poor” category on Wednesday as low temperatures and slow surface winds allowed the accumulation of pollutants. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 361. According to India Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius, this season’s lowest so far. The maximum temperature settled at 28.8 degrees Celsius. Strong winds on Sunday and Monday had led to an improvement in the air quality. The 24-hour average AQI read 290 on Tuesday, the second-best AQI reading this month since November 1 when it was 281. Delhi has seen ’very poor’ or ’severe’ air quality on the rest of the days. Neighbouring Faridabad (367), Ghaziabad (366), Greater Noida (312), Gurgaon (305) and Noida (325) also saw a dip in air quality on Wednesday. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ’good’, 51 and 100 ’satisfac...