Moderate to heavy rains lashed Haryana and Punjab on Sunday and the maximum temperatures hovered below 30 degrees Celsius mark at most places.
Chandigarh received heavy downpour during the day. The maximum temperature here dropped by seven notches to settle at 27.7 degrees Celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, the city received 27.9 mm rainfall till Sunday evening.
Ambala in Haryana, which was also lashed by heavy rain, recorded a high of 27.2 degrees Celsius, down eight notches against normal. Ambala recorded 38 mm rainfall
, which also received rain, registered a high of 29.2 degrees Celsius, down five degrees. Narnaul recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degree Celsius while Hisar settled at 37.8 degrees.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 29.4 degrees Celsius, six degrees below normal after being lashed by showers.
Ludhiana and Patiala, too, received heavy downpour and recorded a maximum temperature of 26.6 degrees and 26.2 degrees Celsius, down seven and eight notches below normal.
Ludhiana recorded 39 mm rainfall while Patiala recorded 42 mm.
The Met Department has forecast more rains in Haryana and Punjab over the next two days.