The temperature levels hovered above normal across the region on Wednesday. Also, the soaring humidity levels continued troubling people in various parts of the region.Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded maximum temperature of 35.9 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal while minimum temperature recorded was 27.4 degree Celsius.
In past 24 hours, Chandigarh recorded 8.6 mm rainfall, Hissar in Haryana received 1.3 mm rainfall and ludhiana in Punjab 7.8 mm. Patiala received 9 mm rains till Wednesday evening. According to the Met Department, the maximum humidity level in Chandigarh was at 100 per cent. The maximum humidity level was 91 per cent in Karnal, 90 per cent in Amritsar and 85 per cent each in Ambala, Bhiwani, ludhiana and Patiala. The Met Department has forecast light to moderate rain/thundershowers in parts of Punjab which may increase in intensity and distribution in some parts of the State during next three days. In Haryana, partly cloudy condition with possibility of rain/thundershowers at few places in the State is predicted. Spells of rain or thundershower would occur in the tricity during the next three days, said a Met official. According to Met Department data, Chandigarh has received 220. 2 mm rains between June 1-August 6 period as against normal of 475.3 mm, resulting in deficit of 54 per cent. Both Punjab and Haryana has also recorded a rainfall deficit of more than 50 per cent during monsoon this year. In Punjab, places including Barnala recorded highest deficit of 85 per cent against normal, Sangrur 78 per cent and Fatehgarh Sahib 78 per cent. In neighboring Haryana, Rohtak with rain deficit of 84 per cent, Panipat 79 per cent were among other places in Haryana to receive scanty rainfall.