Parts of Bengaluru received showers on Monday, a day after the city soared at 39.2 degrees,  breaking an 85-year-old record.

An official at Indian Meteorological Department, Bengaluru said that more rains are expected over the week and the mercury is expected to drop.

"Bengaluru will cool down for a bit as the temperature would drop but maximum by 2 to 3 degrees,"he said. 

It rained for less for a little less than an hour, which is typical of pre-monsoon rains. 

Asked about what the maximum temperature recorded on Monday was, the official said the data would only be available at 6 pm.

And it finally rains in #Bengaluru! Pls let it not stop pic.twitter.com/Tb0iziU0ux

— Pooja Prasanna (@PoojaPrasanna4) April 25, 2016

Much needed respite from heat as rains lash parts of #Bengaluru. #SummerShowers #KeepItComing @WeAreBangalore pic.twitter.com/qeOo7adQny

— Harish Upadhya (@harishupadhya) April 25, 2016