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It was a pleasant downpour for many

By Our Staff Reporter

Two-wheeler riders and autorickshaw drivers had a tough time on Cubbon Road after heavy rains lashed Bangalore on Sunday. — Photo: K. Murali Kumar

BANGALORE, APRIL 10. Off-season rains accompanied by hailstones enthused people in the city on Sunday.

Many rushed out of their houses to collect hailstones in Jayanagar, Vijayanagar and Banashankari. As it rained for several hours, two-wheeler riders had a horrendous time. But there was no respite from the heat earlier in the day. The maximum temperature recorded was 33.4 degrees Celsius as against 32.4 degrees Celsius recorded on Saturday. But the rains in the afternoon made it a pleasant weather.

Many drains were clogged and several roads in the heart of the city were under knee-deep water. Autorickshaws and cars got stuck in inundated roads.

Hailstones

The National Weather Service (NWS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. says hail is precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice which are produced by cumulonimbus or thunderclouds. When the ice becomes too heavy to be supported by the thunderstorm, it falls to the ground. Hailstones can range in size from that of a pea to that of a grapefruit or from about one-fifth of an inch to more than five inches in diameter. The website of the service provides these interesting facts about hail and hailstones:

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