India, Aug. 11 -- Cloudy skies and light rain greeted Delhi residents on Monday as the national capital recorded its 10th consecutive day of "satisfactory" air quality, with the maximum temperature settling at 35.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Delhi's air quality was "satisfactory" on all 10 days of August this year, a pattern seen for the first time since 2024, when the city also maintained satisfactory air quality throughout the first 10 days of the month. The city's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 89 at 4 pm, in the "satisfactory" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB classifies an AQI of 0-50 as "good", 51-100 as "satisfactory", 101-200 as moderate", 201-300 as "poor", 301-400 as "very poor" and 401-500 as "severe". Delhi recorded 230.5 mm of rainfall in the first 10 days of August till 8.30 am, followed by another 4 mm between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, taking the total rainfall to 234.5 mm and pushing it past the monthly average of 233.1 mm. According to the IMD, Mayur Vihar recorded the highest rainfall at 37 mm, followed by Mungeshpur at 21 mm, Pusa at 4 mm and Narayana at 3 mm till 4.15 pm.
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