Rains on Sunday lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana, providing relief to people from the scorching heat.
Maximum temperatures dropped by a few notches below the normal in many parts of the two states after the rains, said a Met Department official.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 35.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees below the normal, and recorded 2.6 mm rainfall. Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum of 35.2 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the normal, while Hisar and Karnal had a maximum of 39.9 degrees Celsius and 37.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
Narnaul's recorded maximum temperature at 40.5 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar's maximum temperature dropped sharply with the city recording 24.7 degrees Celsius, 15 degrees below the normal. The city recorded 18 mm of rainfall.
Maximum temperatures of ludhiana and Patiala were 31.8 degrees Celsius and 36 degrees Celsius respectively, three degrees below the normal.