9.5°C: Mercury hits season’s lowest in Delhi, capping warmer November
Hindustan TimesThe minimum temperature in Delhi fell below 10°C for the first time this season on Friday, the latest that the mercury has taken to tip into the single digits in five years, in what has so far been an unusually warm start to winter, where pollution levels have also been well above average. The average monthly minimum temperature this November has been 14.9°C, significantly higher than the long-period average of 13°C and the warmest since 15°C in 2019. November also records its second highest average AQI With rain missing and meteorological conditions mostly unfavourable since November 13, Delhi’s average air quality index this month has been 375 – the second highest in the month behind 376 in 2021, showed data from the Central Pollution Control Board. Delhi’s AQI has remained very poor since November 24, with the average AQI of 331 making Friday the sixth consecutive day.