light to moderate rainfall was recordd in the region in last 24 hours. Chandigarh received 11.9 mm rains till Sunday morning (8:30 am) and recorded a minimum temperature of 16.1 degree Celsius and maximum temperature of 29.3 degree Celsius, one degree below normal on Sunday.
So far, the city has recorded 24 mm rainfall in the month of March. And, this has been the wettest March in the last few years in Chandigarh.
According to the Met Department, the city had received 5.2 mm rains in March 2011 while there was no rainfall in the month of March in 2008 and 2010. In 2009, there were mild showers while in 2012, 2 mm of rainfall was recorded.
The Met Department has predicted partly cloudy sky in the city on Monday. And, light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab during next 24 hours.
Hailstorms or thunder squalls with wind speed exceeding 45 kilometers per hour may also occur at isolated places in Punjab in next 24 hours,” predicted Met Department. “More rains are expected on March 27,” said a Met official.
According to Chandigarh Meteorological Department, Amritsar in Punjab recorded 2 mm rainfall and settled at a minimum temperature of 15 degree Celsius and maximum of 28.4 degree Celsius.
Other districts including ludhiana and Patiala received respective rainfall of 23.4 mm and 4.8 mm. After rains, ludhiana recorded minimum of 16 degree Celsius while Patiala settled at a minimum of 16.6 degree Celsius.
In Haryana, Ambala received 3.7 mm rains. After rains, a minimum temperature of 17.2 degree Celsius in Ambala, 17.3 degree Celsius in Bhiwani, 17.1 degree Celsius in Hissar and 18.3 degree Celsius in Narnaul was recorded on Sunday. In the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh, capital city, Shimla recorded 11.8 mm rains and minimum temperature of 6.7 degree Celsius.