- By Shubham Bajpai
- Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:22 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi saw its coldest start of February in the last two years on Sunday, while Monday (February 2) was recorded as the coldest day of this month in four years.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature of the capital on Monday was the lowest since February 2022. However, a gradual increase in temperature is predicted in the coming days.
According to the weather department, on Monday, the maximum temperature of Delhi was recorded at 17.5 degrees Celsius, 4.8 degrees below normal. There was a drop of 7.1 degrees in the temperature compared to the day before. On Monday, it was 24.6 degrees.
On the other hand, this is the lowest maximum temperature in the month of February in four years. Before this, on February 3, 2022, it had gone down to 14.4 degrees.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature on Monday was 10.4 degrees Celsius, 2.9 degrees above normal. The humidity level ranged from 100 to 86 per cent. Rajghat was the coldest area in Delhi, with a maximum temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius.
Moderate to dense fog plagued the air on Monday morning, affecting visibility. Visibility at IGI Airport dropped to just 100 meters between 8 and 8:30 am.
Early-morning fog is expected to persist for the next few days, the weather officer said.
Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 210, in the 'poor' category.
Data from the Decision Support System (DSS) showed that the transport sector was the single-largest local contributor, accounting for 12.2 per cent of the pollution load. Peripheral industries contributed 10.9 per cent, while industrial sources within the city accounted for 10.1 per cent.
Other local sources included residential emissions (3.1 per cent), construction activity (2 per cent) and waste burning (1.1 per cent).
(With PTI Inputs)