Dhaka residents on Tuesday experienced a relief after a long time as heavy showers drenched the city amid a scorching heat.
Along with the rainfall, the city residents also experienced nor’wester wind with speeds in excess of 100 kilometres per hour in some areas, the Met Office said.
Though home-bound people faced some hurdles to reach their destination due to rainfall, it yielded a relief for them indeed.
Md Shaheenur Islam, a meteorologist of the Met Office, told UNB that they recorded 19 millimeter rainfall in the capital from 6pm to 9pm.
The speed of wind during the nor’wester was 74 kilometer per hour (kmph) in Agargaon area while the speed was 102kmph in the airport area, he added.