Delhi’s air quality was in the “severe” category on Monday as the minimum temperature was likely to be 6 degrees Celsius and the maximum 25 degrees Celsius. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the hourly Air Quality Index (AQI) was 267 at 7 am. On Sunday, the average 24-hour AQI was 285.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
On Sunday, the maximum temperature was 24.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, and the minimum 5.4 degrees Celsius.
