Record broken in Delhi, November was the hottest month in 5 years, AQI very bad

Delhi AQI Today: Air pollution in Delhi has remained in very poor category for the last few days. Even on Saturday, AQI was measured more than 300 in most areas of Delhi. The night of 29th November was the coldest night of this season so far. However, the trend of having a warmer than normal month continues. This year, the month of November was the hottest in the last 5 years, with day and night temperatures being the highest.

According to the data of India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temperature has gone below 10 degrees Celsius for the longest time since 2019. In the year 2019, on December 1, the temperature had gone below 10 degrees.

Average minimum temperature 14.9

The average minimum temperature for the month of November was 14.9 degrees Celsius, which is about two degrees Celsius more than the long period average (LPA) of 13 degrees Celsius. Similarly, the average maximum temperature stood at 29.5 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees above LPA, which is the hottest November since 2019.

Temperature continues to drop from November 25

A sharp drop in the minimum temperature started on November 25, when it reached 14 degrees Celsius, and continued to decline due to cold north-westerly winds and clear night skies. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature on November 26 was 11.9 degrees Celsius, It fell to 10.4 degrees Celsius on 27 November and 10.1 degrees Celsius on 28 November. On Friday, for the first time this season the temperature went below 10 degrees Celsius.

Regarding weather conditions, IMD officials said that the current cold is normal for late November, but due to lack of rain and snowfall, this season is overall warmer than normal.

A temporary rise of 1-2 degrees Celsius in night temperatures is expected over the weekend due to the Western Disturbance affecting northwest India, and a further drop in temperatures due to snowfall in the northern hilly areas early next week. Have an estimate.

October was also the hottest since 1951

It was warmer than normal, as Delhi recorded its hottest October month since 1951, with both day and night temperatures averaging about two degrees Celsius above normal. According to the data, the average monthly maximum and minimum temperatures in October were 35.1 °C and 21.2 °C, respectively, the highest since 36.2 °C and 22.3 °C in 1951, respectively.

coldest night of the season

The Meteorological Department has predicted light fog on Saturday and the maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 26 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees Celsius respectively. The maximum temperature recorded on November 29 was 26.4, which is normal. While the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.5 which is one degree less than normal. November 29 was the coldest night of this season recorded.

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