Heavy rains continued to play havoc across the State and the State capital in the past two days making the water bodies swollen and flooding several areas across the State disrupting normal life.
Bhopal received heavy rainfall in the night on Saturday and in the early morning hours on Sunday. During day rainfall continued and light showers with brief heavy spells.
On Sunday people enjoyed the pleasant weather and in huge numbers roamed round the city and scenic places of the city and nearby areas. In the wake of alert of very heavy rainfall issued by Met department, district collector declared holiday of schools on Monday.
The day temperatures dipped by few notches after heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours. City has received 38.5 cm of excess rainfall in the season.
City recorded day temperature below 5 degree celsius on Sunday at 24.3 degree celsius. The night temperature was recorded at 23 degree celsius. The difference between the day and night temperature has decreased and remained around 1 degree celsius on Sunday. Bhopal recorded 5 cm of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Indore recorded 3 cm of rainfall, Jabalpur recorded 4 cm of rainfall and Gwalior recorded.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Jabalpur, Dewas, Agar, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Guna, Balaghat ,Sehore, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Katni, Chhindwara, Seoni, Betul, Hoshangabad, Khandwa, Khargone, Dhar, Indore, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Sagar, Damoh, Dindori, Umaria and Ashok Nagar districts.
Except Rewa, Tikamgarh and Datia districts all districts of the state have received excess rain in the season.
In the past 24 hours Begumganj recorded 16 cm of rainfall, Dindori recorded 11 cm of rainfall, Patan recorded 9 cm of rainfall, Ganjbasoda recorded 8 cm of rainfall and Khandwa recorded 7 cm of rainfall.