Giving a break to a prolonged dry spell this winter, Chandigarh and parts of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana received rainfall early on Sunday.
The rain came as a relief on the occasion of Christmas for revellers who were planning to drive to hill stations like Shimla and Kasauli in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh.
Met department officials said that this was the first rainfall this winter season.
Reports of rainfall in some parts of Punjab and Haryana were also received on Sunday morning.
The region had been severely affected by dense fog in recent days, affecting road, rail and air traffic and throwing normal life out of gear in the morning hours.
Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest in the region settling at minimum temperature of 6.5 degree Celsius on Sunday.
The union territory of Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 12.9 degrees Celsius.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded minimum temperature at 9 degree Celsius. ludhiana settled at a low of 10.2 degree Celsius while Patiala saw minimum temperature at 13.4 degree Celsius.
Among other places, Haryana’s Karnal district recorded minimum temperature at 11 degree Celsius, Hissar also settled at a minimum of 10.2 degree Celsius and Ambala saw 14.2 degrees.
Meanwhile, Narnaul settled at maximum temperature of 15.2 degree Celsius, Amritsar recorded 22 degrees Celsius, ludhiana recorded 20.5 degree Celsius, Patiala 19.3 degrees, Chandigarh settled at 17.4 degree Celsius, Ambala 18.9 degrees and Hisar 17.5 degrees Celsius.