Rains lashed several parts of north India including Rajasthan where heavy showers affected normal life in some pockets, even as the weather improved in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
In the national capital, the eastern areas received light rains while the other parts remained dry. According to the MeT office, while rainfall was nil in areas under Lodhi Road, Safdarjung, Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories, the automatic weather stations at Akshardham and Sports Complex recorded 4 and 5-mm of rain, respectively.
The maximum temperature in the capital settled at 35.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, while the minimum was 26.8 degrees Celsius. Humidity in the air oscillated between 85 and 61 per cent during the day, the MeT office said.
The weather condition in Jammu and Kashmir, where the death toll in floods was reported to be around 200, improved today allowing rescue personnel to step up relief efforts in which nearly 43,000 people have so far been safely evacuated. Heavy rainfall, however, affected normal life in some parts of Rajasthan, mainly in Udaipur and Jodhpur divisions.
According to the MeT department, Sallopat in Banswara recorded maximum of 16-cm rains since yesterday. Kushalgarh in Banswara recorded 15-cm whereas Sajjangarh in Udaipur received 11-cm till this morning. Pichola lake has reached its capacity and Fatehsagarh lake is also 3-feet short of its strength.
Several others areas of Rajasthan including Kota (22.8-mm), Dabok (12.4-mm) and Chittorgarh (5-mm) also received rains. The MeT office in Jaipur has predicted heavy rains in some parts of the state in the next few days. A few parts of Punjab and Haryana also received light to moderate rains, with the maximum temperatures hovering close to normal level.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh was lashed by sharp showers this morning. The maximum temperature in the city settled at 33 degrees Celsius. Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 34 degrees after light showers while Hisar's high settled at 34.8 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Patiala, Ludhiana and Mohali were among the places that were lashed by rains. Amritsar and Ludhiana recorded maximum temperatures of 34.1 and 32.3 degrees Celsius, respectively.
