Monsoon showers continue in north

Monsoon remained active in north India as moderate to heavy showers lashed several parts in the region bringing down temperatures significantly at many places.
Widespread rains lashed Delhi keeping the mercury below normal levels even as citizens had a tough day as roads were water-logged, leading to traffic snarls at many places.
The Safdarjung observatory recorded 76.5 mm rainfall while areas under Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories received 47.4 mm, 52 mm and 57 mm of rainfall respectively.
Traffic congestions were witnessed at major arterial roads in the capital, including at stretches near AIIMS and Connaught Place.
Extreme muggy weather conditions persisted as humidity levels were recorded between 72 and 90 per cent causing much discomfort to people in the city.

The maximum temperature was recorded at 32.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal while the minimum settled at 27.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers occurred at isolated places over the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the MeT department here, Varanasi recorded 9 cm of rainfall since yesterday evening, followed by Auraiya 5 cm and Mirzapur 4 cm.
Jaunpur, Basti, Bahraich, Lalgunj (Azamgarh) received 3 cm of rains each, while Phoolpur, Banda and Gorakhpur recorded 2 cm of rainfall each.
However, above normal temperatures were recorded at many places in Punjab and Haryana, a day after some parts in the two states were lashed by rains.

Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 35.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, MeT department report said.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded above normal maximum of 35.8 degrees Celsius while Karnal registered a high of 35 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 34.4 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala registered above normal maximums of 35.3 and 36.1 degrees Celsius.