Delhi weather news: The month of April this year in Delhi was the hottest and polluted in the last 3 years. According to reports from India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), both heat and pollution reached record level this time in the country’s capital. Experts believe that there is a huge reason for rainfall and western dry winds.

According to the IMD, the average maximum temperature of Delhi in this April was 39 degrees Celsius, which is 2.5 degrees above normal. This was the hottest month of April 2022, when the average maximum temperature was recorded at 40.4 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the minimum temperature was also 21.8 degrees on average, which is 0.5 degrees above normal.

How much it rained throughout the month?

Meteorological Department officials said that this time due to lack of Western disturbance and lack of rain, the heat in most parts of northwest India was higher than normal. Especially from 7 to 9 April, hot and dry winds in Delhi-NCR created situations like heat. There was only 0.7 mm of rainfall during the entire month, while the normal average is 16.3 mm. In April 2023, 19.4 mm in April and 7.5 mm in 2024 was recorded.

Mahesh Palawat, the meteorological expert and vice -president of Skymet, said that this time the dry and dusty weather not only proved to increase the temperature, but it also severely affected air pollution. He hoped that light rain may occur in early May, but after that the heat may show its effect again.

Talking about the level of pollution, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s average air quality index (AQI) was 211 in this April, which is the highest since 2022. This figure keeps air quality in a ‘poor’ category and can adversely affect health.

‘Yellow Alert’ released for 1 and 2 May
On Tuesday (April 29), the maximum temperature of the capital was 37.5 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature was 24.5 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of a similar weather today (30 April). At the same time, ‘Yellow Alert’ has been released in view of the possibility of strong winds and rain between Thursday to Saturday (May 1 to May 2).