Rains lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday, bringing the mercury level down at most of the places in the two States.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded 43.4 mm rainfall. The maximum temperature in Chandigarh settled at 35.5 degree Celsius, three notches below normal level.Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded 20 mm rainfall and recorded maximum temperature at 36.4 degree Celsius, two notches below normal.
After recording 3 mm rains, ludhiana registered a maximum of 34.6 degree Celsius, which was three degrees below normal limits while Patiala settled at 36.7 degree Celsius, one degree below normal.Haryana’s Ambala registered a maximum temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, while Karnal recorded 32.8 degrees Celsius, five degrees down the normal level. Hisar experienced maximum temperature at 38.8 degrees, two degrees below normal.
The minimum temperature recorded was 29.2 degree Celsius in Chandigarh, 27.7 degrees in Ambala, 28.5 degrees in Karnal, 26.1 degrees in Hisar, 25.2 degrees in Amritsar, 28.7 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 29.6 degree Celsius in Patiala.
According to the Met Department forecast, light to moderate rain is likely at many places in Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours.