The rain deficit continues to be high in the region with poor monsoons this year. The South-west monsoon reached the region on July 1 and 2.
As per the MeT Department data, Chandigarh has received 216.8 mm of rains between June 1 and August 5 as against a normal of 458.4 mm, resulting in a deficit of 53 per cent.
In Haryana, Rohtak recorded a deficit of 84 per cent), Sonepat (73 per cent), Panipat (79 per cent), Fatehabad (72 per cent) and Panchkula (69 per cent), were among other places in Haryana to receive poor rains. In Punjab, places including Barnala (deficit of 85 per cent against normal), Sangrur (78 per cent), Fatehgarh Sahib (78 per cent), Patiala (77 per cent) and Amritsar (74 per cent deficit) received scanty rains.
High humidity levels were recorded across the region after light to moderate rainfall drenched various parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday.
According to the Met Department, Narnual received 14 mm rainfall, Karnal 14.6 mm, Bhiwani 14.2, Chandigarh 16 mm, ludhiana 8.6 mm, Patiala 0.8 mm till Tuesday morning. Some parts of Punjab and Haryana recorded light to moderate rainfall till evening.
The humidity level was 100 per cent in Chandigarh, 100 per cent in Narnual 97 per cent in Bhiwani, 96 per cent in ludhiana, 95 per cent in Karnal, 90 per cent in Ambala and 87 per cent in Patiala.
Shimla, the capital city of Himachal recorded 27 mm rainfall till Tuesday evening and recorded maximum temperature of 21.2 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department, light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur in some parts of the region in next 24 hours.
A Met official said that light to moderate rain/thundershowers would occur at few parts in Punjab with one or two spells of heavy rainfall in some parts of the state during next three days.In Haryana, partly cloudy conditions are predicted with possibility of rainfall in some parts in the next 36 hours.