With rainfall lashing the city and adjoining areas in last 24 hours, the temperature levels have plunged up to 10°C below normal in various parts of the region.Chandigarh received light rainfall and recorded a maximum temperature of 29°C, five notches below normal and minimum temperature of 18.1°C, one degree below normal on Friday.
In last 24 hours, Narnual recorded 23 mm rainfall, Ambala 3.2 mm, Bhiwani 11 mm, Hisar 4.6 mm, Karnal 8.4 mm, Amritsar 3 mm, ludhiana 1.9 mm and Patiala 2.8 mm rains.In Haryana, Ambala recorded maximum temperature of 27.4°C, eight notches below normal while Narnual recorded 27.5°C, 10°C below normal. Other districts, including Hisar, recorded maximum temperature of 30°C, 7°C below normal and Bhiwani settled at 29.4°C.
Amritsar in Punjab settled at a maximum of 26°C, 8°C below normal. ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective maximum temperatures of 29.2°C and 28.6°C, six notches below normal.The Met Department has forecast overcast conditions in next 24 hours across the region.“light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at many places during next 12 hours in Haryana and Punjab, at isolated places during subsequent 24 hours in both the states,” said a Met official.