After reeling under the scorching heat for several weeks, the people of City Beautiful, Punjab and Haryana woke up to a pleasant cool morning on Thursday with the arrival of monsoon. light to moderate rainfall was recorded across the region on Thursday bringing down the temperature levels.
"A day before, monsoon had arrived in some parts of Punjab. Today, the south west- monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Punjab, entire Haryana and Chandigarh," said Surender Pal, director Meteorological Department.
He said moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to occur at many places during next 24 hours in the region. Heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places during next 12 hours in Haryana.Meanwhile, Chandigarh received 2.2 mm rains till Thursday morning and settled at maximum temperature of 34.2 degree Celsius, three notches below normal.
According to Met Department, temperature levels dropped up to six notches below normal in some parts of the region. last year, the south-west monsoon had reached various parts of the region July 1 and 2. The monsoon rainfall was less than 50 per cent of its normal rain in the two neighboring States and the Union territory of Chandigarh during the last monsoon season.
