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Rain lashes parts of Rajasthan, more likely on Tuesday

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Press Trust of India Jaipur

Parts of Rajasthan recorded 2 to 9 cm rainfall in the last 24 hours, a Met official said on Monday.

He said from Sunday to Monday morning, Aklera of Jhalawar recorded 9 cm rain, followed by Bhinay of Ajmer (8 cm) and Nasirabad (7 cm).

During the same period, Dag and Khanpur in Jhalawar district and Girva in Udaipur each received 6 cm rainfall, the meteorological department official said.

He said several other places in the state recorded 2 to 5 cm rainfall during the period.

Till Monday evening, Bikaner recorded 2.17 cm rainfall, the MeT official said, adding Dabok and Ajmer recorded 0.6 cm and 0.2 cm rainfall respectively.

 

He said with 41 degrees Celsius, Jaisalmer recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state.

The Met official said the maximum temperature in Barmer was 38.3 degrees Celsius, followed by 37.2 degrees Celsius in Bikaner, 37 degrees Celsius in Sri Ganganagar and 32.4 degrees Celsius in Jaipur.

The weatherman has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in east Rajasthan during next 24 hours.

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First Published: Aug 26 2019 | 7:55 PM IST

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