India
Sultry conditions prevailed in northern states even as pre-monsoon showers lashed parts of Odisha and Bihar today.
Updated : Jun 15, 2017, 09:16 PM IST
Sultry conditions prevailed in
northern states even as pre-monsoon showers lashed parts of
Odisha and Bihar today.
Residents of the national capital reeled under hot and
humid conditions with the maximum temperature hovering around
42 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at
28.6 degrees Celsius.
The MeT office has predicted a thunderstorm in some areas
tomorrow.
Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana, bringing the
mercury level down at most of the places in the two states.
Chandigarh and surrounding areas witnessed light showers.
Ambala in Haryana registered a maximum temperature of
36.7 degrees Celsius, while Karnal recorded a high of 39.2
degrees Celsius. Hisar, however, had a hot day at 42 degrees
Celsius.
Ludhiana in Punjab recorded a high of 37.5 degrees
Celsius, while Amritsar and Patiala registered a maximum of
39.3 degrees Celsius and 39.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
Light to moderate rain was recorded at some places in
Jaipur, Bharatpur and Bikaner divisions of Rajasthan. Dry
weather conditions prevailed in the rest of the state.
Churu sizzled under a blazing sun at 43.1 degrees Celsius
and was hottest place in Rajasthan. Barmer sweltered at 42.8,
while Bikaner had a high of 42.5.
Southwest monsoon-induced rains lashed many parts of
Odisha even as the heat returned to the western part of the
state.
The mercury breached the 40-degree Celsius mark at four
places in western Odisha. Angul was the hottest place in the
state at 40.7 degrees Celsius. Sambalpur's maximum was 40.4
degrees Celsius, Jharsuguda 40.2 and Balangir 40.
Pre-monsoon showers lashed several parts of Bihar today,
offering some much-needed respite from the scorching heat to
the residents.
The weatherman said monsoon is expected to hit the Purnea
border on June 17 and then proceed to other parts of the
state.
Patna gauged 39.8 mm of rainfall and Bhagalpur 21 mm.
Gaya was the hottest place in the state at 38.4 degrees
Celsius.
The weatherman has predicted heavy rain in Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Goa,
Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and
Karnataka tomorrow.
Thunderstorm with gusty winds is very likely over Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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