Light to moderate rain in Bihar, max temp up in major cities

Light to moderate rainfall occurred at one or two places in Bihar in the past 24 hours as the south west monsoon is getting weak in the state.
Except Patna, which recorded 3.2 mm rainfall during the day, no other major cities in the state received any rainfall.
Purnea and Bhagalpur recorded 0.4 mm and 0.3 mm rainfall respectively (recorded between 8:30 am on Tuesday to 8:30 am on Wednesday), Met office bulletin said.
Places like Kahalgaon received 4 cm rainfall while Motihari registered 3 cm of rainfall, it said and added that Jehanabad, Galgalia, Jandaha, Birpur recorded 2 cm rainfall each while Taibpur, Makhdumpur, Bahadurganj, Birpur received one cm each.

Bhagalpur recorded the highest maximum temperature of 36.5 degree celsius, followed by 36 degrees in Patna, 35.2 degrees in Purnea and 35.1 degrees in Gaya, the bulletin said.
As per the Met office Patna and other cities witnessed increase in maximum temperature by few notches.
The humidity level in Patna was recorded between 80 to 88 per cent during the day while humidity level in other cities hovered between 70 to 83 per cent.
In its forecast, the Met office said that Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea are likely to witness generally cloudy sky with the possibility of rain or thunder shower tomorrow.