Rains lash parts of UP, Jhansi hottest at 41.7 deg C

Lucknow, Jun 17 (PTI) Rains and thundershowers lashed several parts of Uttar Pradesh bringing down temperatures.

Ghazipur, Mohammadabad, Jalesar each received 5 cm rainfall, followed by 4 cm in Ghosi and 2 cm in Tarabganj, Sultanpur, Jasrana each, the MeT department said.

Day temperatures were largely below normal in Faizabad division, markedly below normal in Moradabad, Meerut divisions, appreciably below normal in Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Agra divisions and below normal in Varanasi and Jhansi divisions.

Jhansi, recording a maximum of 41.7 degrees Celsius, was the hottest in the state.

The MeT department has predicted rains or thundershowers at isolated places in the state.