Thunderstorm alert in 7 districts | Patna News – Times of India
Patna: The maximum temperature of the capital city witnessed a drop of 2.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with the district recording less than 1mm of rainfall. The city recorded the maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius on the day.On Wednesday, Valmiki Nagar recorded 13.2mm of rainfall, Gaya 2.6mm rain, Rajgir 8mm, Munger 1.5mm, and Bhagalpur, Supaul, Dehri and Araria less than 1mm, besides Patna.With pre-monsoon showers continuing to impact several districts of the state, Indian Meteorological Department, Patna, has issued an alert of thunderstorm and lightning in seven districts — Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura and Saharsa.Isolated rainfall is likely to occur on Thursday at one or two places in 19 districts — Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Munger, Jamui and Banka. On the day, the highest maximum temperature of the state was recorded at 38.4 degrees Celsius in Begusarai. The lowest minimum temperature of the state was recorded in Motihari at 22.6 degrees Celsius. However, the maximum and minimum temperature is expected to rise by 2-4 degrees Celsius after 24 hours. The minimum temperature of most of the southern districts is likely to remain in the range of 26-28 degrees Celsius for the next three days, and the maximum in the range of 36-38 degrees Celsius for the next two days, and around 38-40 degrees Celsius thereafter.
