The day temperatures changed little over the state. They were markedly above normal in Varanasi, Faizabad, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly divisions and were appreciably above normal in the remaining divisions of the state, according to a Meteorological department report.
Mercury hovered at 40 degree Celsius and above at most places of the state with the Banda district recording as high as 45.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Allahabad at 45.5 and Sultanpur at 45.4 degree Celsius.