India, Jan. 30 -- Delhi on Thursday recorded its hottest January day in six years, clocking a maximum temperature of 26.7degC, which was 4.6degC above normal and an increase from 25.5degC recorded on Wednesday.

Before this, January 21, 2019, was the hottest day for the month at 28.7degC.

Meanwhile, slow winds on Thursday kept Delhi's air quality in the "very poor" category for the second day in a row. Parts of the city saw a moderate fog in the early morning hours but the day was warm. The temperature is set to rise further in the coming days, and air quality is likely to remain "very poor", but next week could bring respite with light rain and thunderstorms forecast for February 3 and 4.

Bad air

The 24-hour average air quality index ...