While the monsoon reached Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, most places in Punjab on Saturday received moderate to heavy rains while a few places in Haryana also received pre-monsoon showers.
Chandigarh received heavy to moderate rains intermittently throughout the day. The city had a maximum temperature of 23.7 degrees, 14 degrees below the average as city residents enjoyed the cool weather, amid rain. The city recorded nearly 50 mm of rain till evening.
Hoshiarpur in Punjab received a heavy downpour (115 mm) followed by Kapurthala (100 mm), Gurdaspur (70 mm), Amritsar (27.8 mm), ludhiana (2 mm), Fatehgarh Sahib (21 mm), Ferozepur (13 mm), Jalandhar (25 mm), Patiala (3 mm), Ropar (30 mm), Balachaur (31.2 m), Tarn Taran (12 mm), Mukerian (33 mm), Mohali (15 mm) and Khanna (20 mm).
The pre-monsoon showers during the past three days in the region have caused a dip in temperatures and bringing cheer to the farmers. The power situation in the State has also improved. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon reached Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, with most of the hill State experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall, the meteorological office said.
The southwest monsoon arrived almost two weeks in advance in the state. The monsoon normally hits the State by June 27.