India, Jan. 28 -- Delhi and surrounding areas received widespread showers on Tuesday, bringing a sharp drop in daytime temperatures in the Capital as the maximum fell to 16.9 degrees Celsius (degC) - a drop of more than 6 degrees in just a day. The rainfall, however, failed to cleanse the city's air, which deteriorated into the "very poor" category by evening.

Delhi's base weather station at Safdarjung recorded 4.2mm of rainfall between 8.30am and 5.30pm, while Palam and Ridge areas received heavier amounts of 14.6mm and 14.4mm, respectively. With a total of 25.3mm in rainfall recorded at Safdarjung so far this month, this is the wettest January in the last four years, since 88.2mm was recorded in January 2022, data showed.

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