Heavy rain lashed several places across the two States in past 24 hours. Chandigarh, which received 50.6 mm of rain till Friday morning, recorded a minimum temperature of 10.9 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal.
Ambala, which was lashed by 42.3 mm of rain, recorded minimum temperature of 11.9 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal.
In Haryana, Hisar’s low settled at 12.3 degrees Celsius, up six notches. The town recorded 21.4 mm of rainfall. Karnal too was lashed by heavy rain at 41.2 mm and the minimum temperature settled at 11.2 degrees Celsius, up by six degrees from normal. Narnaul recorded a minimum of 9.3 degrees, down by three notches from normal.
Some parts of Haryana were also lashed by hailstorm on Thursday, causing damage to the crops.
In neighbouring Punjab, Amritsar, which had recorded rainfall of 20.3 mm, registered a low of 9.6 degrees Celsius, up five notches against normal. ludhiana had witnessed 18.9 mm of rain and recorded a low of 12 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal.