Heavy rains lashed several parts of Haryana and Punjab on Monday causing mercury to dip slightly.
Chandigarh received 44 mm rainfall during the day and settled at maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal level. The 45 minutes of heavy showers on Monday morning left many roads in union territory of Chandigarh and some low-lying areas waterlogged. The motorists, especially those riding two-wheelers, faced difficult time wading through pools of water accumulated on the city roads and roundabouts.
The Met Department stated rain also lashed Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Karnal and few other places as well in Haryana. In Punjab, wet weather prevailed at many places, including at Mohali, Ropar, Phagwara, Patiala, and ludhiana.
According to the Met Department, Hisar recorded 41 mm rainfall and ludhiana 6 mm. In Punjab, Amritsar was lashed by showers and the maximum temperature was recorded at 32.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal while Patiala, too, had rains and the mercury dropped by three notches to settle at 31.5 degrees Celsius.
ludhiana received moderate rainfall and the maximum was registered at 30.4 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal level.
The Met Department has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana on July 23 and 24.
In neighboring hilly state of Himachal, Shimla recorded 18 mm rains, Solan 22 mm, Kangra 12 mm, Dharamshala 6 mm rains, Bhuntar 8 mm.