Delhi awaits winter chill as mild December continues
Hindustan TimesDelhi residents continued their long wait for the proper onset of winter as the city continued to experience both day- and night-time temperatures that remained unseasonably mild and remained above what is considered normal for this time for the year. Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was at 268 at 4pm – a slight improvement from Monday’s reading of 280 as strong winds of 15km/hr were recorded during the day. Forecasts by the Centre’s Early Warning System for Delhi show similar meteorological conditions are expected to prevail across Delhi-NCR in the next three days and the AQI will remain “poor”. Similar wind speeds of 15 to 20km/hr are likely till Friday, with the AQI expected to improve even further.” CPCB data at 4pm showed that out of the 37 air quality stations registered online, none were in the “severe” category while five of them were in “very poor” zone. Data from last year’s December showed that the average AQI of the month was 348, with three “severe” air days.