Heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning, lashed Mysuru and surrounding regions on April 29 night and the early hours of April 30, providing temporary relief from the searing heat.
The maximum temperature during the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on April 30 was 37.6 degree Celsius, according to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC). This was in continuation of a trend that began a week ago, but there was cloud build-up late in the evening and it began to pour by night.
