After the rains on Monday night, Chandigarh and its surrounding areas witnessed cloudy skies on Tuesday and maximum temperatures dropped slightly.
Heavy rains accompanied by hailstorm lashed Chandigarh last night leading mercury to dip by few notches, said a Met Department official here.
After receiving 12.2 mm rains, Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 31.9 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal. Haryana’s Hisar district settled at maximum temperature of 36.5 degrees Celsius.
The holy city-Amritsar in Punjab recorded maximum temperature at 31.6 degree Celsius. Patiala settled at maximum temperature of 33 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a high of 32.4 degrees Celsius.
Among other places, Ambala in Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 33.2 degree Celsius, Karnal settled at 34.4 degree Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded was 19.1 degrees in Chandigarh, 22.2 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 19.7 degree Celsius in Hisar, 19.6 degrees in Karnal, 17.5 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 21.7 degrees in ludhiana and 21.6 degrees Celsius in Patiala.
Meanwhile, rains also brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with the state capital recording a maximum temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius. The weather department in Shimla has forecast more thundershowers in the State till Thursday.
Shimla and nearby areas experienced overnight rain. Most of the areas in the state saw rain, bringing the temperatures down by two to three degrees, said a Met official in Shimla.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a temperature of 16.2 degrees Celsius, while it was 33.4 degrees Celsius at Una town. The day temperature at Dharamsala stood at 24.8 degrees Celsius with a rainfall of 12 mm.
Picturesque tourist resort Manali saw 10 mm rainfall.
Keylong town in lahaul-Spiti district was the coldest in the state with a low of 0.4 degree Celsius, while Shimla and Manali towns saw the minimum temperature at 9.7 degrees and 3.4 degrees Celsius.