The high rainfall deficit is likely to narrow down across the region with Met Department predicting heavy rainfall in the next three days.
In the past 48 hours, Chandigarh and several parts of Punjab and Haryana have received light to moderate rainfall. The rain showers have also brought down temperature levels below normal across the region.
According to the Meteorological Department, Bhiwani in Haryana recorded 9 mm rain, Hissar 4 mm, Narnual 1 mm while in Punjab, Amritsar recorded 5 mm rainfall, ludhiana 1 mm. Chandigarh and Patiala recorded light rainfall on Tuesday.
The Met Department has forecast light to moderate rain/thundershowers at many places during next 24 hours which will further increase in intensity and distribution with moderate to rather heavy rain/thundershowers at many places in subsequent 48-72 hours with heavy fall at few places in the region.
A Met official said that rain/thundershowers may occur at isolated places in Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Ambala, Panchkula, Bhiwani, Rewari, Faridabad districts in Haryana. In Punjab, rains are expected at Patiala, ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Roopnagar, Sangrur, Ferozepur, Moga and SAS Nagar districts in next three days.
The official said that Chandigarh has recorded a monsoon rainfall deficit of 65 percent from June 1 to September 2. The city has received 247.4 mm rains against normal rainfall of 701 mm during this time period.
Haryana has received 139.9 mm rainfall against normal of 389.2 mm rains resulting in high rain deficit of 64 percent. Punjab recorded deficit of 64 percent after receiving 147.4 mm rainfall against normal of 408.6 mm from June 1 to September 2.
In Haryana, Rohtak has recorded high rain deficit of 84 percent after receiving only 70.5 mm rainfall against normal of 446.9 mm. Barnala in Punjab has recorded only 30.3 mm rainfall against normal rains of 281.5 mm during the time period recording highest rain deficit of 89 percent.