After reeling under the sweltering heat for several weeks, the city residents on Wednesday woke up to a pleasant cool morning with the arrival of monsoon here.
According to the local Meterological Department, Chandigarh was lashed by 58.8 mm rains till 8 am and 5.6 mm downpour till Wednesday evening.Moderate to heavy rains were also recorded in some parts of the region on Wednesday plunging the temperature levels below normal.Surender Pal, Director Meterological Department said that southwest monsoon has entered into Chandigarh and some more parts of Haryana and Punjab.
The monsoon will advance into others parts of the region by today, said Pal.He added, “Moderate to rather heavy rain or thundershowers may occur at few places in Punjab and Haryana during the next 48 hours and at isolated places thereafter.Chandigarh is also likely to receive moderate rainfall in next 48 hours.”last year, the monsoon had arrived in the region on June 16 while in 2012, the monsoon had reached here on July 6.
Some parts of neighboring States recorded heavy rains and plunge in temperature levels by upto five degrees below normal. Ambala in Haryana recorded 41.9 mm rains and recorded a maximum temperature of 33 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal.The industrial city of ludhiana in Punjab received 10 mm rains and recorded a maximum temperature of 31.7 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal.
Among other places, Patiala recorded 0.7 mm rains, Bhiwani 0.1 mm and Karnal 1mm rainfall.The maximum temperature settled at 38 degree celsius in Bhiwani, 37.1 degrees in Hissar, 31.6 degree celsius in Karnal, 33.6 degrees in Narnaul, 31.8 degree in Amritsar and 32.2 degree celsius in Patiala.
After rainfall, the humidity levels also rose sharply across the region. The humidity levels recorded were 98 per cent in Chandigarh, 93 per cent in Ambala, 78 in Karnal, 93 per cent in Patiala,