Jaipur, May 5: Heavy rains occurred in Sikar, Rajasthan, on Sunday afternoon. Many areas were flooded with water up to the knees. The Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, has issued an orange alert in 11 districts and a yellow alert in the remaining districts on May 5.
A 5-year-old girl died due to lightning on Sunday evening in Singod Kala village of Govindgarh town of Jaipur. The girl’s father, Sanwarmal Yadav, said that at 6 pm, his daughter Manisha was playing under a neem tree in the square. During this time, lightning struck the tree, and the girl got hit by it.
In the last 24 hours, Sikar received 20 mm of rain, while Jodhpur recorded light drizzle. The weather remained clear in south and south-eastern Rajasthan, including Jaipur, Bundi, Kota, Pali and Bhilwara. The highest temperature in the state was recorded at 39.7 degrees in Chittorgarh and the lowest at 33.4 degrees Celsius in Sirohi. The mercury was 36.7 degrees in Jaipur, 35.8 degrees in Ajmer, 37 degrees in Kota and 37.3 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur.
Due to this change in weather, the temperature in most cities was recorded below average. Kota recorded a drop of 5 degrees, Churu-Phalodi 6.2 degrees, Jodhpur 3.6 degrees and Ajmer 4.2 degrees Celsius.
Lightning strikes in Churu, 10 sheep die
10 sheep died due to lightning in Lambor Khedi village in Sadulpur, Churu on Sunday at 12 noon. Mohanlal Rahhad was grazing about 50 sheep. When the rain became heavy, he made the sheep sit under a tree. During this time, lightning struck the tree and 10 sheep died on the spot.
Cool night due to rain and storm
In many cities of the state, due to storm, rain and hailstorm on Saturday afternoon, the day as well as night temperature dropped. Last night, the temperature was recorded below 25 degree Celsius in most of the cities. The lowest minimum temperature of 19.6 degree Celsius was recorded in Jawai area near Pali.
People troubled by humidity and heat got relief in Barmer. Here the mercury dropped to 20.9 degrees Celsius last night. The minimum temperature in Jaipur was 23.8, in Jaisalmer 23.2, in Pilani (Jhunjhunu) 22.4, in Tonk 22.1, in Jodhpur 21.9, in Ajmer-Sikar 21.5, in Bikaner 21.4, in Alwar 20.4 degrees Celsius.
Chittorgarh experienced the highest heat in Rajasthan
Chittorgarh experienced the highest heat during the day yesterday. The maximum temperature here was recorded at 43.6 degrees Celsius. The temperature was recorded above 40 degrees Celsius in Phalodi, Jodhpur, Barmer, Bikaner, Churu, Bhilwara, Kota, Jaisalmer, Nagaur and Ajmer.
After intense heat, the weather changed in many districts including Jaipur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Kota, Baran, Jhalawar on Saturday afternoon. After the clouds covered the sky, there was a strong storm. It rained in Tonk, Jaipur, Sikar, Kota, Nagaur and some other districts and hail fell at some places.
In Jaipur, after the storm, the rain caused the mercury to drop by 10 degrees
Due to the change in weather in the capital Jaipur on Saturday afternoon, the temperature dropped by 10 degrees Celsius. If we look at the report of the Automatic Weather System, the temperature in Jaipur had reached 35 degrees Celsius by 2.30 pm, but by around 4:30 pm, the mercury dropped to 25.7 degrees Celsius. After strong dusty winds in Jaipur, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning occurred at many places.