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RANCHI: Spells of thundershowers and overcast skies turned around the weather in Ranchi and several parts of the state on Friday afternoon.Two spells of rain, which persisted for over 30 minutes respectively, brought back the winter chill in the state capital. Ranchi recorded 29° Celsius while Jamshedpur was close to 39° Celsius on Friday. "The rain is likely to lower the daytime mercury in Ranchi over the next few days," a weather scientist at the station said. Maximum and minimum temperatures are higher than normal by average of 3° Celsius across the state. However, in February 2017, the state did not receive any rainfall at all..