Showers bring respite from heat in UP

People got some respite from sizzling heat as moderate to heavy rains and thundershowers brought down the mercury in various parts of Uttar Pradesh.
While Barabanki and Fatehpur received 5 cms of rainfall, Bahraich and Sitapur recorded 4 and 3 cms of rainfall respectively during past 24 hours, Met department said.
The temperatures settled below normal in various places including Kanpur, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Allahabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, Agra, Varanasi, Moradabad and Meerut divisions.
Highest maximum temperature was 40.2 Degree Celsius was recorded at Etawah.