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Pleasant day in Delhi as max temp settles at 31 deg Celsius

Staff Reporter

Delhiites had a pleasant Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 31.9 degree Celsius, one notch above the season's average even as the city's air quality deteriorated to the "very poor" category.

However, the minimum temperature in the city stood at 15 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal.

Relative humidity in the weather on Thursday at 8.30 am was 84 per cent, and 38 per cent at 5:30 pm, India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated.

"It will be mainly clear sky on Friday. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Friday are likely to hover around 32 and 15 degrees Celsius respectively," an IMD official said.

The maximum temperature on Wednesday had settled at 32.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.

Relative humidity at 5.30 pm was 38 per cent, the weather office said.

Delhi's air quality also deteriorated to the very poor category on Thursday due to calm winds and cool weather conditions.

According to Central Pollution Control Board's 24 hour Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin at 4 pm on Thursday, the index value stood at 354 in the "very poor" category.