Rain brings relief in north India, Odisha continues to sizzle

Light to moderate rainfall and

overcast conditions in parts of the north India gave some

relief to the people from the scorching sun today even though

Odisha continued to sizzle in the intense summer heat.

The highest maximum temperature recorded in the plains

was 46.8 degrees Celsius at Chandrapur in Maharashtra.

Delhi had overcast conditions which led to a drop in

mercury. The Safdarjung observatory registered a maximum

temperature of 37.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the

season's average.

The minimum temperature rose to settle at 28.4 degrees

Celsius, two notches above the normal, an official said.

There were light to moderate rains and thundershowers at

isolated places in Uttar Pradesh.

Allahabad was the hottest place in the state at 46.3

degrees Celsius, MeT officials said.

Rainfall was recorded in Dhaurahra, Nanpara, Kheri,

Nighashan and Aligarh of the state. Temperature appreciably

fell in Bareilly and was above normal in Allahabad, Moradabad,

Kanpur, Jhansi and Meerut.

The maximum temperatures also dropped few notches below

normal limits across Punjab and Haryana. A few places in

Punjab including Bathinda and Pathankot received light rains.

Ambala recorded a high of 37.5 degrees Celsius, two

notches below normal limits, Hisar 38 degrees Celsius, which

was four notches below normal, Karnal's maximum settled at 37

degrees Celsius, down by two notches.

Patiala recorded a high of 37.6 degrees Celsius, one

below normal limits, Amritsar 35.3, four notches below normal

limits while Ludhiana registered a high of 36.5 degrees

Celsius, three degrees below normal.

Chandigarh, common capital of the two states, recorded a

high of 37 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal limits.

In Rajasthan, temperature plummeted by 1 to 4 degrees

Celsius at most places in the state while moderate to light

rains were witnessed in Bikaner and Jodhpur divisions.

Few places in Ajmer and Jaipur received light rains.

Till 8.30 AM, 2 cm rain each in Malsisar, Nokha, Pilani

and Churu was received whereas Sriganganagar, Ramgarh and

Jodhpur registered 1 cm rains each.

Kota was hotted place in the state at 43 degrees Celsius

followed by Barmer at 42.2, Jaisalmer 40.8, Dabok 39.8, Jaipur

39.6, Bikaner 39.1, Ajmer 38.5, Jodhpur 38.3, Churu 37.8,

Pilani 37.1 and Sriganganagar at 36.3 degrees Celsius.

Odisha, where sunstroke has claimed six lives so far

this summer, sizzled with its western region turning into a

cauldron. Balangir and Titlagarh were the hottest places in

the state at 46.5 degree Celsius.

The mercury breached the 46 degree-mark at four places,

43 degree-mark at 10 places and 40 degree-mark in at least 13

places, the Met office here said.

Bhawanipatna recorded maximum temperature of 46.2 degrees

Celsius, while the mercury stood at 46 degrees Celsius at

Jharsuguda, Sonepur at 45 degrees Celsius, Malkangiri 44.8,

Angul, Sambalpur and Hirakud 44.7, Sundargarh at 43.5 degrees

Celsius, it said.

Both Bhubaneswar and neighbouring Cuttack recorded a

maximum temperature of 39.2 degree Celsius, the Met office

said.

In Himachal Pradesh, mercury dropped marginally across

the state as the region received scattered rains.

Several parts of the state were lashed by thunderstorm

and Tissa and Saluni in Chamba districts received 22.4 mm and

18 mm rainfall respectively.

Una was hottest in the region with maximum temperature of

36.4 degrees Celsius. Sundernagar and Bhuntar recorded a high

of 33.9 degrees Celsius and 32.3 degrees Celsius respectively.

The weatherman has predicted heavy rain at isolated

places over West Bengal and Sikkim. Thunderstorm accompanied

with hailstorm at isolated places over Bihar, Uttarakhand and

Himachal Pradesh.

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