Dry weather in north, rains in WB and Bihar

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 16 2016 | 8:48 PM IST
Mainly dry weather conditions prevailed in the north today even as a fresh spell of rain occurred in Bihar and West Bengal, which have been battling floods.
The weatherman has warned of "extremely heavy rains" in Konkan and Goa. Heavy rains are likely in Gujarat and Maharashtra tomorrow.
Delhi had a hot day, recording the maximum temperature at 36 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in the city settled at 26 degrees Celsius and humidity levels oscillated between 40 and 87 per cent.
The other three metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai recorded the maximum temperature at 35, 33.5 and 26.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
Heavy rains pounded a few places in north Bengal. Cooch Behar got 146 mm of rain, while Jalpaiguri gauged 43.8 mm of precipitation.
The weatherman said more rains are likely in several parts of the state tomorrow.
Light to moderate rainfall was reported from a few places in northwest and northeast of Bihar. Very light to light rainfall occurred at one or two places in rest of the state barring the south central region where weather remained mainly dry.
Patna received 25.6 mm of rainfall. Bhagalpur gauged 4.1 mm, while Purnea got 5.4 mm of rain. Purnea was also the hottest place in the state at 35.7 degrees Celsius.
Humidity levels soared after the rains, adding to people's discomfort.
Dry weather conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana. The mercury in the two states settled near normal levels.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh had a warm day at 34 degrees Celsius, while Hisar in Haryana was the hottest place in the two states at 37.3 degrees.
Many parts of Uttar Pradesh also witnessed a fresh spell rain. The MeT office has predicted scattered rains tomorrow.

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First Published: Sep 16 2016 | 8:48 PM IST

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