Overview

• The AQI held at 85 at 4 pm on July 7, marking the longest satisfactory air stretch recorded this year, according to the CPCB.
• The clean-air run began after levels plunged from an AQI of 134 on June 25 to 94 on June 26 and have stayed under 100 since.
• The IMD logged up to 12 mm of rainfall across the capital and has warned of continued light to moderate rain with thunderstorms.
• Delhi reached a maximum of 35 °C on Monday—1.6 °C above seasonal norms—while relative humidity stood at 73 percent.
• Monsoon-driven showers have temporarily cleared the particulate buildup that often leads to severe winter pollution episodes.