Rains and showers in many states brought relief from the sweltering heat. It was a pleasant day in the national capital with a drop in City's temperature. <br/><br/>The maximum in the city was recorded at 37.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.<br/><br/>Moderate to heavy rains lashed several places in Punjab and some areas of Haryana, providing relief to people from the heat. Chandigarh received 61.5 mm rains and the maximum temperature here settled at 32.5 degrees Celsius.<br/><br/>The mercury dipped at most of the places in Rajasthan due to western disturbances and rains in the state.'<br/><br/>In Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a man and his daughter were killed when lightning struck a high-altitude grazing field during rains last night.' <br/><br/>In Bihar, at least 23 people died in lightning and rain related incidents in different parts of the state yesterday. <br/><br/>Rain brought down the temperature in Patna providing relief to the people in the city grappling with the sweltering heat for the past many days. <br/><br/>The state capital received 39.6 mm rains. Lowering maximum temperature to 27.4 degrees Celsius in Patna. According to IMD forecast, the north Indian plains and several parts of central India are expected to witness a drop in the temperature in the next two days due a western disturbance, which will bring thundershowers to this belt.'<br/><br/>In Odisha, rains brought considerable respite from the sweltering heat. As per indications by IMD, monsoon is likely to hit the state around this week-end.<br/><br/>Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha also witnessed rain and thunderstorm causing drop in the mercury. According to IMD, the southwest monsoon is expected to hit Maharashtra in a day or two. In Tamil Nadu, it rained in many places.'<br/><br/>South West Monsoon has advanced into most parts of Coastal and South Interior Karnataka. <br/><br/>According to the meteorological centre, rainfall occurred at most places over Coastal Karnataka and North Interior Karnataka besides at many places over South Interior Karnataka.

Rains and showers in many states brought relief from the sweltering heat. It was a pleasant day in the national capital with a drop in City's temperature. The maximum in the city was recorded at 37.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.<br/><br/>Moderate to heavy rains lashed several places in Punjab and some areas of Haryana, providing relief to people from the heat.Chandigarh received 61.5 mm rains and the maximum temperature here settled at 32.5 degrees Celsius.<br/><br/>The mercury dipped at most of the places in Rajasthan due to western disturbances and rains in the state.'<br/><br/>In Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a man and his daughter were killed when lightning struck a high-altitude grazing field during rains last night.' <br/><br/>In Bihar, rains brought down the temperature in Patna providing relief to the people in the city grappling with the sweltering heat for the past many days.<br/><br/>The state capital received 39.6 mm rains. Lowering maximum temperature to 27.4 degrees Celsius in Patna.<br/><br/> According to IMD forecast, the north Indian plains and several parts of central India are expected to witness a drop in the temperature in the next two days due a western disturbance, which will bring thundershowers to this belt.'<br/><br/>In Odisha rains brought considerable respite from the sweltering heat.However the mercury remained below the 40-degree in the state. As per indications by IMD, monsoon is likely to hit the state around this week-end.<br/><br/>Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha also witnessed rain and thunderstorm causing drop in the mercury.<br/><br/>According to IMD the southwest monsoon is expected to hit Maharashtra in a day or two.In Tamil Nadu it rained in many plac