Maximum temperature on Friday dropped by few notches below normal in Punjab and Haryana with rain lashing various parts of the region. In Punjab, Amritsar witnessed rainfall of 39 mm while mercury settled at 28.8 deg C, dipping by five degrees below normal, MeT office said here.
Patiala also had rainfall of 9.8 mm with maximum at 33.6 deg C and ludhiana recorded maximum at 32.8 deg C. In Haryana, Ambala received rainfall of 46.9 mm while mercury settled at 32.8 deg C. Chandigarh had a high of 34.1 deg C, up by a degree. MeT in its forecast said moderate to heavy rain may lash few places in Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours.