Light rain in parts of Delhi-NCR, air quality remains 'severe'
India TodayParts of Delhi-NCR received light rain early on Monday as the Air Quality Index in the national capital marginally improved, but remained in the 'severe' category with a reading of 400 as of 9 am. At the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's official weather station, the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a degree above normal, due to the cloud cover. On Sunday night, the India Meteorological Department forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain and the maximum and minimum temperatures at 20 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The first half of December provided some temporary relief, with air on six days rated as 'moderate' following an exceptionally polluted November, a month, where air quality failed to get better than the 'poor' category.