Light showers in city

— Photo: M.Karunakaran Respite: The rain on Thursday came as a pleasant surprise to residents. A scene of two wheeler riders taking shelter at a bus stop on Rajiv Gandhi Salai. CHENNAI: Light showers on Thursday in several parts of the city and the suburbs came as a respite for the people who have been experiencing hot weather for the past few days. Though the maximum temperature touched 37.1 degrees Celsius at Nungambambakkam and 37.4 degrees Celsius at Meenambakkam on Thursday, the residents said they did not feel the heat due to the overcast sky for most of part of the day. The average maximum temperature experienced in the city during this period is 35 degree Celsius. A Meteorological Department official said Meenambakkam received 3.2 mm of rainfall and Nungambakkam recorded trace rainfall of 0.1 mm at the end of the... [read full story]