India, Feb. 23 -- The Capital sweated it out on Sunday as the maximum temperature climbed to 29.7degC - four degrees above the normal for this time of the year and up from the previous day's 28.1degC.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts the maximum temperature to rise to 33degC by February 27-28, ending the month on a fairly warm note.

IMD data shows that the maximum temperature in February breached 33degC only twice between 2010 and 2025 - 33.6degC in 2023 (February 21) and 33.2degC in 2021 (February 26). The all-time high for the month stands at 34.1degC, recorded on February 26, 2006, according to the data.

Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality remained in the "poor" category. The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) sto...