Delhi recorded its warmest January day in seven years on Thursday, with the Safdarjung space clocking a most temperature of 27.1 levels Celsius. The final time Delhi recorded a better most temperature in January was in 2019, when the nationwide capital recorded 28.7 levels Celsius on January 21.
On Thursday, the temperature recorded at Safdarjung was 6.8 levels Celsius above regular and a pair of.9 levels Celsius larger than Wednesday’s, in line with the India Meteorological Division (IMD).
Ayanagar additionally recorded 5.4 levels above regular, with the utmost temperature there touching 25.4.
The bottom recorded temperature for the day additionally got here from Safdarjung, the place the minimal settled at 6.3 levels Celsius, 1.2 levels under regular.
So the nationwide capital is heating up for certain, however with some hours of shivering too.
The IMD forecast thunderstorms with rain in Delhi on Friday.
GRAP 3 restrictions eliminated in Delhi NCR
The Fee for Air High quality Enchancment (CAQM) on Thursday mentioned it was revoking the stage 3 air pollution curbs applied beneath the Graded Response Motion Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR, as air high quality has improved.
In line with the CAQM order, the AQI in Delhi has been enhancing owing to beneficial meteorological situations. The fee cited a forecast by the IMD indicating that AQI within the Delhi-NCR space is prone to stay within the “reasonable” to “poor” class within the coming days.
“The Sub-Committee, accordingly, decides to revoke its orders dated 16.01.2026, for invoking actions beneath Stage-III (‘Extreme’ Air High quality) of Schedule of GRAP (modified on 21.11.2025), with rapid impact,” the order said.
The order additional said that whereas GRAP Stage 3 is being revoked, the residents have to “strictly adhere to the citizen constitution beneath GRAP Stage 1 & 2” because of the climate situations being “not so beneficial” within the winter season and as a way to be certain that the AQI ranges don’t slip additional.
