Patna recorded a maximum temperature of 36.8 deg C today against 34.2 deg C yesterday.
The minimum temperature was 23.1 deg C in the capital.
Gaya was the hottest place in the state today with the mercury climbing to 40.6 deg C.
In Bhagalpur and Purnea, the maximum temperature was 37.7 deg C and 33.2 deg C, respectively.
The Met office has forecast partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain or thundershowers in the state tomorrow.