Pre-monsoon rains in several states, mercury goes down

Pre-monsoon showers in different

parts of the country brought maximum temperatures down giving

much-needed respite to the people even as four more sun-stroke

related deaths were reported from Odisha today.

It was a pleasant day in the national capital where the

maximum temperature settled at a comfortable 34 degrees

Celsius mark, six notches below the average. The minimum was

at 22.7 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal.

The Safdarjung observatory recorded 7.8 mm rainfall till

8.30 AM while areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and

Ayanagar received 4.6 mm, 6.6 mm, 3.5 mm and 5.2 mm rains

respectively during the period.

Conditions are "favourable" for the onset of South-West

monsoon in Kerala by tomorrow, the India Meteorological

Department said.

While south Kerala has been receiving widespread rains

since early today, only few places have received rainfall in

the northern parts. However, it is likely to improve by

tomorrow, IMD Thiruvananthapuram Director S Sudevan told

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