Delhi records October’s lowest minimum temperature; air quality moderate

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 168, in the ‘moderate’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 15.3°C on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), the lowest October reading in three years. The city last recorded a lower minimum temperature on October 27, 2023, when it settled at 15.2°C.According to the India Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature at Safdarjung was 1.9 degrees below normal, at 15.3°C. Palam recorded 15.5°C, 2.3 degrees below normal, while Lodhi Road recorded 15.6°C, 0.4 degrees below normal. The Ridge recorded a minimum of 16.2°C, 2.3 degrees below normal, while Ayanagar recorded 15.2°C, 2 degrees below normal.Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 168, in the ‘moderate’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app. According to CPCB standards, an AQI between zero and 50 is ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 31°C, with a mainly cloudy sky forecast for the day. Published - October 27, 2026 11:10 am IST