Intermittent rainfall experienced during the day brought much needed respite from heat and humid conditions to the people of the capital city.
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in parts of Chhattisgarh during the next two days.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Raipur has predicted heavy rainfall at Bastar, Raipur and Durg divisions.
The rainfall is being received in the region as a result of extremely low pressure generated in many of the places of the State.
The rainfall experienced in the State was due to development of low pressure area in the North-west Bay of Bengal and nearby areas as well as in Odisha.
As a result, a cyclone had encircled to the height of 9.5 kms and had resulted in heavy rainfall in many of parts of Chhattisgarh.
A similar situation is going to be prevail on July 19 with possibility of rainfall.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre, the places in the State where heavy rainfall has been received on Monday include Antagarh (16 cm), Durgkondal (15 cm), Baderahpur, Chhura, Bastanar (11 cm). Raipur has received rainfall of 7 cm on Monday.
The rainfall has also brought down temperature of various cities in the state. The maximum temperature recorded in the state was at Bilaspur at 33 degrees Celsius while the minimum was at Jagdalpur at 24.2 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature in Raipur on Monday was recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 25.6 degrees Celsius.