Delhi records warmest morning in two years with 31.1 degrees Celsius minimum
Delhi residents experienced a second consecutive exceptionally warm morning on Monday, June 29, 2026, as the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung base observatory settled at 31.1 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this temperature matched Sunday's low, marking the warmest morning temperature recorded in the capital in two years. Similar warm conditions were recorded across other local monitoring stations, including Lodhi Road, Palam, Ayanagar, and the Ridge.
The IMD reported that Monday's minimum temperature was 3.2 notches above the seasonal average. The last time Delhi experienced a warmer night was on June 14, 2024, when the minimum temperature reached 33.3 degrees Celsius.
Temperature readings varied slightly across different parts of the city. While Safdarjung recorded 31.1 degrees Celsius, the Lodhi Road observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 30.2 degrees Celsius, which is also 3.2 notches above the normal limit. The Palam station registered a low of 29.7 degrees Celsius, representing 1.7 notches above normal.
In other areas, the mercury settled at 29.4 degrees Celsius at Ayanagar and 28.4 degrees Celsius at the Ridge. Temperatures at both of these locations remained above the seasonal average. According to the weather department, no rainfall was recorded at any of these five stations—Safdarjung, Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge, and Ayanagar—during the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
This warm start to Monday followed a hot Sunday, June 28, 2026, during which maximum temperatures soared. The daytime highs across the five observatories ranged between 41.8 degrees Celsius and 42.6 degrees Celsius, representing a deviation of 2.6 to 5.1 degrees above the normal range.
For the rest of Monday, the IMD has forecast a maximum temperature of around 41 degrees Celsius. However, residents may get some respite, as the meteorological department has predicted isolated thunderstorms accompanied by rain later in the day.
In addition to the heat, the city's air quality on Monday morning remained in the "Moderate" category. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 140. Under the CPCB's classification system, an AQI between 101 and 200 is considered moderate, while a reading between 51 and 100 is satisfactory, and 0 to 50 is good.
