light rain after dust storms at few places in Punjab and Haryana brought relief from heat wave conditions prevailing for the past several days.
According to the Chandigarh Met Department, the change in weather was due to a western disturbance which was active over the region.
Dust storm hit many places on Monday which was followed by light rain including Phagwara, Nawanshahr, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Patiala among other places in Punjab and at Sirsa, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Hisar and Kurukshetra in Haryana, bringing some respite to the residents from the heat wave which had gripped the region for the last several days. The maximum temperature had been hovering in the range of 41-45 degrees Celsius at most places in the two states with Hisar registering maximum temperature of over 47 degrees Celsius for last two days.
In Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, the weather turned cloudy which was followed by a drizzle. As per the Met Department, Chandigarh recorded 2 mm rains and settled at maximum temperature of 38.2 degree Celsius and minimum of 31 degrees on Monday. In Haryana, Ambala recorded 31 mm rains, Hisar 8 mm and Karnal 1 mm while Patiala in Punjab recorded 36 mm rainfall.
After rains, Punjab’s holy city-, Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 37 degree Celsius, ludhiana 37. 1 degrees and Patiala 37.8 degree Celsius. Hisar settled at high temperature of 41 degree Celsius, Ambala saw 36.3 degrees and Karnal 35.4 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded was 23.8 degrees in Ambala, 33.1 degree Celsius in Hissar, 25.4 degree Celsius in Karnal, 30.7 degree Celsius in Narnaul, 25.7 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 27.6 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 29.5 degree Celsius in Patiala.
According to the Met Department forecast, light to moderate rainfall is expected at isolated places during next 24 hours in Haryana and Punjab.