Patna and Bhagalpur followed Gaya, recording maximum temperature of 36.4 degree C each while Purnea registered 35.5 degree C, a Met office bulletin said.
The increased temperature coupled with high level of humidity made life difficult for people.
The morning humidity level hovered between 61 to 71 per cent in Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea while their evening humidity level was recorded between 55 to 68 per cent, Met office said.
Purnea recorded the highest humidity level in the evening humidity at 83 per cent due to 2.8 mm rain that occurred today.
The bulletin said that light to moderate rainfall occurred at a few places in the state since yesterday.
Places like Barhaiya received 3 cm rainfall while Pusa and Dengraghat registered rainfall of 2 cm each, it said.