The joint Capital of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday witnessed heavy rains for the first time since the southwest monsoon hit the Union territory over a fortnight back.
The city had witnessed scanty rains this month until Webdesday and sultry weather conditions had prevailed.
The heavy downpour led to waterlogging at the traffic roundabouts and several roads of the city for sometime. Traffic was disrupted for quite some time as rainwater flooded the roads and made driving difficult.
Chandigarh received 120.8 mm rainfall till evening and recorded maximum temperature at 29.5 degree Celsius, four notches below normal.
According to the Met Department, rains also lashed neighbouring towns including Mohali, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab, and Panchkula and Ambala in Haryana.
The city and several parts of the two states had witnessed scanty rains after the arrival of monsoon this month and sultry weather conditions had prevailed.
After recording light showers, Haryana’s Hissar settled at maximum temperature of 35 degree Celsius, one degree below normal, Ambala recorded 33.1 degree Celsius, Karnal and Narnaul settled at 34 degree Celsius each.
Punjab’s holy city, Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 29.6 degree Celsius, five degrees below normal limits. ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective maximum temperatures of 30.7 degree Celsius and 33 degree Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded in Chandigarh was 28.9 degrees, Hisar settled at 26.8 degree Celsius, Karnal at 27.2 degrees, Patiala 29 degree Celsius, ludhiana 26,4 degrees and Amritsar recorded 28 degrees.
According to the Met Department forecast, heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places in next three days in Punjab and Haryana.