New Delhi, March 8 The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 7.2 degrees above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The minimum temperature on Sunday settled at 16.7 degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees above normal.
On Saturday, the city experienced the hottest day in the first week of March in the last 50 years, with the daytime temperature reaching 35.7 degrees Celsius.
The IMD has predicted a partly cloudy sky on Monday, with maximum and minimum temperatures expected to reach around 37 and 17 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Relative humidity, which was recorded at 90% at 8.30 am on Sunday, stood at 29% at 5.30 pm.
The air quality remained in the 'poor' category at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 247, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
