Jalpaiguri recorded the highest amount of rainfall at 103 mm, while Coochbehar and the hill town of Darjeeling received 17 mm and 10.3 mm rainfall respectively, the MeT department said.
Burdwan recorded the day's highest temperature in the state at 36 degrees Celsius, while Sriniketan, Bankura and Asansol recorded 35.9 degrees C, 35.1 degrees C and 34.0 degrees C, respectively.
Day temperature in Kolkata was recorded at 33.1 degrees Celsius, but high humidity caused discomfort to the city dwellers as also those in other parts of Gangetic West Bengal.
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