New Delhi:
In Delhi, cold is not being felt as before. Earlier in Delhi, there used to be a severe weather updates in January, but in January this year also, I realized the heat. The month of January this year was very hot in Delhi. The heat broke its own previous record. On Friday, the maximum temperature reached 27 degrees Celsius. It was the hottest day in the capital since 2019 in January. The average maximum temperature in January was recorded at 21.1 degrees Celsius, one degree above the long period average 20.1 ° C, it was the hottest January in Delhi since 2019.
Feeling heat in January this year
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the night temperature in January was also higher than normal. The average minimum temperature of the month was 8.5 ° C, one degree above the LPA 7.5 ° C, and the highest since 2017. When it was 8.7 ° C.
Meteorologists say that due to the warmth of January, the reason for strong western disturbance was absent. This usually rains, causing the temperature to fall.
Summer breaks the previous record in January
Meteorologist Mahesh Palawat said, “This month, while the Western Disturbance passed through North India, most of them were weak and they did not cause snowfall or rain properly. If we had one or two strong systems, we had a strong system, then Due to icy winds and clouds, cold weather was seen but on the contrary. Palawat said that the rain in North West India was 81 percent less than normal, which affected the cold and also reduced fog. He said, “In January, there is usually dense fog, but this time, especially in the latter of the month, the fog remained almost missing.”
On Friday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.5 degrees Celsius, which is one degree above normal. While the lowest temperature of this month was recorded on 28 January, which was 5.6 degrees Celsius. The coldest day of the month was 1 January, when the maximum temperature was 15 ° C.
Improvement seen in AQI of Delhi in January
This month, due to high temperatures, there was a slight improvement in air quality. The average air quality index (AQI) of Delhi in January was 305, which was the cleanest January since 2022, when the average was 279.
Whereas last year, the AQI was 355 and 311 in 2023. However, pollution levels remained high, Friday AQI 351 (very poor) was recorded.
Delhi’s air may be bad in February
Delhi’s air has been warned to remain in the ‘very poor’ category till 3 February. After that a slight improvement is expected. Delhi’s air quality is likely to be ‘very bad’ from 1 to 3 February. The Central Early Warning System for Delhi said, “The wind may be ‘bad’ in the coming days.”
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