Mercury took an upward swing as the temperatures rose in Rajasthan today amid light rainfall at some places in the state.
Jaisalmer was the hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 46.4 degrees Celsius, followed by 46 degrees Celsius in Ganganagar, the MeT department said here.
Mercury in Barmer, Churu, Bikaner, Kota, Jodhpur and Pilani settles at 45.7, 45.5, 44.6, 44.3, 42.9 and 42.7 degrees Celsius respectively.
Jaipur and Ajmer recorded a high of 42.3 and 41.9 degrees Celsius respectively, it said.
Meanwhile, Tonk recorded 4 cm of rainfall, followed by 3 cm each in Piplu and Uniyara and 2 cm each in Er Road and Sujangarh since yesterday till 8 AM today.
No rainfall was recorded from 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM today, the weatherman said.
The Department has predicted duststorm/thunderstorm likely at isolated places of eastern Rajasthan and dry weather in western parts of the state.
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