light to moderate rains continued to lash various parts of Punjab and Haryana, causing a dip in maximum temperature in both States on Tuesday.According to the Met Department, Chandigarh recorded 7.2 mm rainfall, Amritsar 24.8 mm, ludhiana 8.2 mm, Patiala 24.2 mm, Ambala 1 mm, Bhiwani 1 mm and Hisar 0.6 mm. After rainfall, maximum temperatures dropped upto five notches below normal in both the States.The union territory of Chandigarh recorded maximum at 34 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal. In Haryana, Ambala and Hisar settled at respective maximums of 35 degrees Celsius and 36.4 degrees Celsius, down by three degrees below normal.
Narnaul recorded its maximum at 34 degreea Celsius, five notches below normal. Karnal recorded 33.4 degrees while Bhiwani saw high at 36.4 degrees.In neighboring Punjab, both Amritsar and ludhiana recorded their maximums at 33.5 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal. Patiala settled at 33.1 degrees Celsius, two degrees down the normal level.The Met Department has predicted light to moderate rains at few places in Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours.