Monsoon reached the north-east region ahead of schedule bringing heavy rains in Assam while showers in parts of Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir lowered the rising temperatures in north India after days of extreme heat. <br/> <br/>Monsoon arrived in north-east four days in advance and Guwahati in Assam recorded 113.8 mm of rainfall on Friday. Most parts of the city were submerged while incessant showers triggered a landslide on the road leading to the Raj Bhavan, on the banks of river Brahmaputra. Though there was no report of any casualty, three vehicles and several houses near the road were damaged.<br/>The areas such as busy Zoo Road, G S Road leading to the secretariat and the assembly, Nabin Nagar, Anil Nagar, Bhangagarh, Lachit Nagar and Kahilipara were submerged, affecting normal life.<br/> <br/>The situation in flood-prone Lakhimpur district remained alarming with Brahmaputra and its tributaries Singora and Ranganadi flowing above the danger level due to continuous rainfall in eighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. <br/> <br/>In Jammu and Kashmir, except for Kargil, moderate to heavy rains were recorded causing a plunge in temperatures. The maximum rainfall of 24.6 mm was recorded at Kupwara district in North Kashmir followed by 16.6 mm rainfall at Pahalgam.<br/> <br/>In the national capital, maximum temperature dipped below normal level, a day after night temperatures broke a 41-year-old high and a dust storm made life miserable. The maximum was recorded at 39 degrees, down from yesterday's 41.2 degrees while the minimum plunged to 28.4 degrees from a four-decade record of 34.7 degrees.<br/> <br/>The monsoon is expected to regain momentum next week and make rapid northward advances hitting Mumbai by Thursday. The monsoon was stalled in tracks due the cyclone Phet.<br/> <br/>Cyclone Phet had vented its fury in the Arabian Sea and weakened the monsoon soon after its onset over Kerala on May 31 where rains played truant under the influence of the tropical storm.<br/> <br/>The cyclone is expected to make landfall at Karachi on Sunday and its aftereffects are expected to bring rains to regions as far as Delhi and parts of Western Uttar Pradesh between Sunday and Tuesday.<br/> <br/>Director General, Meteorological Department Ajit Tyagi, however, dismissed suggestions of monsoon being further affected by the cyclone and contended that conditions are favourable for advance of the seasonal rains.