Heavy rainfall was witnessed in several areas of state in the past 24 hours; water logging was witnessed after 3 hours of rainfall in Ujjain on Sunday while Bhopal remained dry on Sunday.
Among regions which recorded good amount of rainfall(in cm) were Khandwa 8, Badnawar, Zaira 7, Narwar, Timarni, Sardarpur, Indore, Pandhana 5, Harda, Sawar 4, Varla, Petlawad, Khaknar, Ratlam, Ujjain, Bhagwanpura, Bhimpur, Lanjhi 3.
After rainfall on Saturday, the day temperature dipped to 32 degree celsius in Bhopal on Sunday. Pre-monsoon rains continued in the state. There was light drizzle in many areas of Bhopal. It has been cloudy here since morning and the weather has remained pleasant.
Dhar also received drizzle for two and a half hours. A young man died due to lightning while Khargone district recorded 1.5 inches of rain during 24 hours, it rained intermittently on Sunday.
It was cloudy in Raisen and rainfall was witnessed at 2.2 mm. Earlier on Saturday too, river drains were overflowing due to heavy rain for 1 hour in Varla, Balwadi, Dhanora, Chacharia including Sendhwa. On Saturday, 2 inches of water fell in Indore and 3 inches in Khandwa
Pre-monsoon has brought relief from the scorching heat in Madhya Pradesh. Khandwa received more than 3 inches of rain during the last 24 hours.
Narmadapuram, Chhindwara, Khargone, Raisen, Bhopal and Sagar also received rain.
The Met said that from June 13, there will be pre-monsoon activity across the state, while after June 15, there is a possibility of entry of the main monsoon into the state. Due to the rains, the day and night temperature has dropped in many districts.