Delhi records minimum temperature of 11.7 degree Celsius

The national capital witnessed a cloudy morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 11.7 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the city received 9 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am. "The city will see generally cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle during the day," it said.

The relative



humidity was recorded at 95 per cent at 8.30 am. The maximum temperature for the day is likely to settle around 20 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. At 15.7 degrees Celsius, Delhi had recorded this season's lowest maximum temperature on Wednesday. It was four notches below normal.

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) clocked the value of 339 at 8 am.