India, May 1 -- LUCKNOW Gorakhpur and Ballia in the Purvanchal region of UP on Friday recorded their third and fifth lowest maximum temperatures, respectively, in their observational history for the month of May, said the weatherman.

The day temperature in Gorakhpur plunged to 26.4 degrees Celsius, which was 11.7 degrees below normal and Ballia logged 27.5 degrees, which was 9.8 degrees below normal. Orai was the hottest in UP at 41.6 degrees and Jhansi 39.6 degrees.

The maximum and minimum temperatures in Lucknow were 33.3 and 21.3 degrees, respectively. The forecast for Lucknow is mainly clear skies; day and night temperatures are expected to be around 37 and 22 degrees, respectively.

The weather is likely to be dry over western UP w...