Light rains drench UP

The rains, however, brought down temperatures marginally in Aligarh, Hapur, Allahabad and Agra divisions, which have been reeling under an intense hot spell in the last two weeks.

Temperature was appreciably above normal in Varanasi, Faizabad, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad and Kanpur divisions, the MeT office here said.

Despite the marginal drop in the mercury level, Allahabad continued to remain the hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, followed by Etawah at 44.8 and Varanasi at 44.5 degrees Celsius.

Rain and thunderstorm are likely to occur at one or two places in the state, MeT added.