Moderate rains lashed Delhi and some areas of Rajasthan though maximum temperatures stayed above normal levels in most parts of northern India.
Rains since early morning and overcast skies throughout the day kept the temperatures within comfortable levels in the national capital, though extreme humidity, which wavered between 65 to 90 per cent, nullified the pleasant effect.
According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature settled a notch above the normal, at 34.8 degrees Celsius while the minimum was recorded as 23.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
The city received 10.2 mm rains till 8.30 AM today.
The weather department in Jaipur said isolated places in Rajasthan's Udaipur division witnessed moderate downpour with Ghatol (Banswara) and Pratapgarh recording 8 and 7 cm rains respectively till morning.
Alwar recorded 5 cm whereas other places recorded 1-4 cm rains during this period. Light showers were gauged in Jaipur, Churu, Ajmer, Chittorgarh and Kota which received 9.9, 7, 3.8, 3 and 1 mm rains respectively.
Meanwhile, maximum temperatures across agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana today hovered above normal level.
Mercury in Union Territory Chandigarh settled at 35.5 deg C, up two notches, the MeT report said, adding that Bhiwani in Haryana recorded a high of 34.4 deg C while Hisar had a hot day at 37 deg C, two notches above normal.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 35 deg C while Patiala's maximum settled at 36.1 deg C, one degree above normal. Ludhiana recorded Mercury at 35.4 deg C.
