New Delhi, April 7 Delhi experienced light rain on Tuesday morning, with the weather office forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by more rain later in the day.
The cumulative rainfall from 8:30 am to 8:30 am stood at 0.4 mm at Safdarjung, 1.4 mm at Palam, 1.0 mm at Lodi Road, trace amounts at Ridge, and 3.0 mm at Ayanagar.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius in Safdarjung, 0.1 degrees above normal, while Palam recorded 19.6 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal.
Lodi Road recorded 18.6 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal; Ridge 17.2 degrees Celsius, 2.9 degrees below normal; and Ayanagar 18.1 degrees Celsius, 0.8 degrees below normal.
The air quality index (AQI) at 9 am was 111, which falls in the 'moderate' category.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.