North laps up rainfall; 5 more killed in UP

Northern India saw moderate to heavy rainfall today as the wet spell continued in the region where Uttar Pradesh saw five more persons killed in rain-related incidents, taking the toll in the state this monsoon to 166.
But with Delhi recording no rainfall during the day, the maximum temperature in the national capital rose by a notch to settle at 35.1 degrees Celsius.
The city received 9mm rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8:30 A.M, the MeT office said, although that hardly helped matters as the day turned out to be hot and sultry.
The minimum temperature was down two notches below normal at 24.8 degrees on a considerably humid day in the city with moisture in the air fluctuating between 63 and 93 per cent.

In Uttar Pradesh, where the toll this monsoon has virtually kept rising by the day, three persons died in Gorakhpur while one each was killed in Balrampur and Allahabad, said the office of the state relief commissioner.
On the other hand, Central Water Commission sources said that major rivers like the Ganga, Sharda, Ghaghra, Rapti and Burhi Rapti were still flowing above the danger mark at some places.

The Ganga, which continues to flow close to the danger mark at Fatehgarh, Kannauj, Ankinghat and Kanpur, has crossed the red line at Ballia.
Moderate to heavy rainfall and thundershowers, meanwhile, occurred at most places in the western districts as well as in the eastern parts of the state.

Thus, Hardoi and Kanpur received 130mm rainfall each while Mishrikh got 110mm.
Widespread rainfall was reported in Rajasthan, including in the western regions of Jodhpur division, with Dungarpur receiving the maximum showers in the state of 110mm.
Rainfall occurred in the Jodhpur, Barmer, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer districts.
Light to moderate rainfall hit several parts of Punjab and Haryana today, bringing the mercury down under mounting humidity levels.
Karnal got 21mm of rainfall followed by 18.2mm in Ludhiana. Rainfall in Ambala was measured at 16.9mm. It also rained in the Union Territory of Chandigarh which got 11.2mm.
While temperatures hovered around two degrees on either side of the normal across the two neighbouring states, humidity levels were recorded between 85 to 95 per cent.