NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Delhi woke up to ‘poor’ air Friday morning as a layer of smog hung over the city, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 225 at 9 am, according to official data.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 19 degrees Celsius, 1.8 degrees above normal, at Safdarjung — the city’s base station.
According to station-wise data, Palam recorded the lowest minimum temperature — 18.3 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees above normal — followed by Lodhi Road at 18.6 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees above normal. Ayanagar and the Ridge logged 19.1 degrees and 19.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.
