LUCKNOW, May 22 -- Barring a few places in Bundelkhand, day temperatures in most of Uttar Pradesh dropped by a few notches on Wednesday. Jhansi, at 46.1 degrees Celsius, was the hottest region in the state. There, the temperature shot 3.3 degrees above normal. Banda was the second hottest region in the state as it sizzled at 45.4 degrees Celsius.

"Following strong surface easterlies flowing at the speed of 20-40 kmph or more, temperatures have dropped at most places in UP. It brought the maximum temperatures below normal or appreciably below normal over most places except in the Bundelkhand region where it's still above normal to appreciably above normal, resulting in Jhansi recording 46.1degC and Banda 45.4degC," said Atul Kumar Singh, ...