6 mm, Amethi 120 mm, Sultanpur 99.5 mm and Hardoi 69 mm. In Lucknow 40 mm rainfall was recorded.

The met department has forecast cloudy skies, rainfall and thundershowers in parts of the Uttar Pradesh. Such weather conditions are expected to stay for three-four days.

According to the agriculture directorate, nearly six million hectares of land was to be used for paddy but now only 5.2 million hectares is expected to be sown with the crop.

With scanty rains, the agriculture department expects 20-30 percent drop in the kharif crop yield. Paddy production is expected to be 13.1 million metric tonnes against the target of 13.5 million metric tonnes and the production of coarse grain is expected to be 24.5 million tonnes against 25.4 million tonnes.