Delhi Breathes Easier: Moderate Air Quality and Clear Skies After Weeks of Pollution

Delhi Breathes Easier: Delhi’s air quality remained moderate for the second day on Thursday as there was a slight improvement even as the minimum temperature dropped sharply.

The city's air quality was last recorded in the 'poor' category on October 29 with an AQI of 268, according to the CPCB

For the second consecutive day on Monday (December 2), Delhi's air quality showed a slight improvement although it remained in the 'poor' category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 273 in the morning.

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Delhi’s AQI was 161 at 9am compared to 178 (moderate) at 4 pm yesterday. Strong surface winds and clear skies helped the air quality to improve, winds went up to 20 km per hour in last 24 hours.

Minimum temperature was 8.5°C, a degree below normal and 3.5°C lower than 12°C yesterday. This is the lowest minimum temperature so far this winter. The lowest minimum temperature was 9.5°C on November 29.

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Delhi’s AQI was lower than this on Thursday only on October 12 (155). AQI on Thursday was also the lowest in December in four years. AQI was 160 on December 14, 2020. EWS said strong winds will keep AQI in “moderate” zone before it marginally goes up to over 200 on Friday.

The CPCB classifies AQI between 0 and 50 as “good”, 51 and 100 as “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 as “moderate”, 201 and 300 as “poor”, 301 and 400 as “very poor”, and over 400 as “severe”.

“Like the past few days, AQI has improved due to consistent winds and lack of moisture in the air. Thus, we are seeing little fog and ample sunshine during the day,” said private forecaster Skymet Meteorology vice president Mahesh Palawat. He said wind speeds touched 20 km per hour during the day on Wednesday.

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