New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed parts of northern India on Tuesday, with Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand receiving the maximum of 222 mm of rainfall.
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory Chandigarh also received considerable amount of rainfall, giving respite to people from hot and humid weather conditions.
Light rains in the national capital brought the mercury down by two notches.
"The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 34.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal while the minimum settled at 28.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal," a MeT official said.
Kichcha town in Uttarakhand received 135 mm of rainfall followed by Kalsi in Dehradun district which received 129 mm rain and Raiwala recorded 115 mm of rainfall.
Banbasa in Champawat district recorded 79 mm rainfall, the Disaster Management office said.
The Kali and Gori rivers in Pithoragarh district of the hill state were in spate, flowing just a few metres below the danger level at 888.7 metres and 604.55 metres, respectively.The Meteorological Department has forecast similar weather till July 15 with heavy rain likely in Nainital, Champawat, US Nagar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Tehri, Pauri, Dehradun and Haridwar.
The weatherman attributed the development to presence of a trough extending from Punjab to south Assam in lower levels across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and center of low pressure area over East Uttar Pradeshand strengthening of south westerly flow from Arabian Sea in lower levels which it said will enhance moisture incursion over Uttarakhand.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, received 48 mm rainfall, the MeT said. The city had received 29.1 mm of rainfall on Monday.
Besides Chandigarh, its periphery areas like Mohali, Kharar and Zirakpur also witnessed rains.
The downpour, however, caused waterlogging at several roundabouts and roads in the Union Territory and its periphery areas, leading to traffic snarls.
Patiala and Amritsar in Punjab, and Hisar and Ambala in Haryana also received rainfall, giving a boost to cultivation of Kharif crops, especially paddy.
Rainfall was also recorded in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, including state capital Lucknow which received 7.8 mm downpour.
Lucknow recorded a maximum temperature of 30.7 degrees Celsius and a low of 26.2 degrees Celsius, it said.
The MeT office said rain or thundershower is very likely at most places in the eastern and western parts of the state on Wednesday. It also warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in these regions.
Gorakhpur in the state recorded 64.5 mm rainfall, while it was 14 mm in Bahraich, 10.8 mm in Sultanpur, 10.5 mm in Allahabad, 58.2 mm in Bareilly, 56.6 mm in Jhansi, 58 mm in Basti, 26.2 mm in Hardoi, 32.2 mm in Shahjahanpur and 55 mm in Banda.
Etawah was the hottest city in the state with a maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the flood situation in Assam turned serious on Tuesday with over 62,000 people getting affected across eight districts.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 145 villages are under water and 3,435 hectares of crop areas have been damaged.
The situation may turn worse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast enhanced rain in the northeastern states, including Assam, in the next few days.
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