Moderate to heavy rainfall was recorded in Chandigarh and various parts of Punjab and Haryana in last 24 hours plunging the maximum temperature levels below normal.
After receiving 5 mm rain till Wednesday evening, Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 10 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal while maximum temperature settled at 15.5 ° C, five degrees below normal. ludhiana in Punjab recorded 23 mm rains in last 24 hours. Among other places, Amritsar recorded 6 mm rains, Patiala 3 mm, Ambala 2 mm, Bhiwani 3 mm and Hissar 1 mm rainfall.
The Met Department has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers in the region in the next 24 hours. A Met official said, “Till Wednesday evening, 5 mm rainfall was recorded in Chandigarh. Widespread rainfall continued to drench various parts of the region till late Wednesday night.” “More rainfall is expected in the region in next 24 hours. After that, days will be sunny in Haryana and Punjab. Also, foggy conditions are likely to occur on January 24,” Added the official.
After moderate rainfall, Amritsar recorded minimum temperature of 10.5 degree Celsius, eight notches below normal and maximum temperature of 14.9 °C, four degrees below normal. ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperature of 9.4 ° C and 10 ° C respectively. Rainfall and snowfall was recorded in many parts of neighboring hilly state of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh capital- Shimla received 4 mm rains and recorded a minimum temperature of 4.7 ° C and maximum temperature settled at 8.5 ° C.