Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh received widespread showers, dropping the minimum temperature of the region on Saturday by up to to 2 degrees Celsius below normal.
The minimum temperature fell sharply in most parts of Punjab and Haryana with the mercury oscillating between 2 degrees Celsius above normal to two notches below normal, the MeT official said. While Chandigarh was drenched by 20.2 mm of rainfall, Karnal received 3.4 mm of rain. Among other places, Bhiwani had 2.4 mm of rainfall followed by 1.7 mm at Ambala, and 0.3 mm at Amritsar. Patiala, ludhiana and Hisar also received scattered rainfall.
In the plains of Punjab and Haryana, ludhiana was the coldest with a low of 8 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. Amritsar settled at a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, Hisar had a low of 9.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. The MeT forecast possibility of thundershowers and rains in a few places during the next 24 hours.