The national Capital recorded its coldest night on Friday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the ‘very poor’ category for the sixth consecutive day.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city recorded a minimum temperature of 9.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal, making it the coldest night in this winter season so far. However, according to the department, the temperature will be slightly better in the next six days. The IMD had forecasted mist for the day, with the maximum temperature settling at 26.4 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees above the normal during the period.

Amid the public reeling with the hazardous levels of AQI, the city woke up to persistently "very poor" air quality for the sixth consecutive day on Friday. At 9 am, Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 329, placing it in the "very poor" category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The average AQI according to the CPCB at 4 pm was recorded at 331. Out of 39 monitoring stations, two stations including Bhawana, recording an aqi of 426, and Mundka, recording an aqi of 408, recorded air quality in the "severe" category, while 22 stations remained in the "very poor" category, and the rest fell under the "poor" category, according to the Sameer app, which provides hourly data.

At 8.30 am, the humidity level was recorded at 97 per cent, with the weather department forecasting a mainly clear sky for the day. At 5:30 pm, the humidity level was recorded at 64 per cent.