After a week long hot and humid weather, heavy rains tonight lashed Jaipur city and adjoining areas giving respite to people from sweltering heat, a MeT official said.
Jaipur and adjoining sub-urban towns recorded about 40 mm of rainfall, the official said.
Scattered rainfall also occurred at many places in eastern parts of the state and a few places in western region.
South-West monsoon would further get activated in the next 24 hours in the state, according to a MeT forecast.