Rain lashed parts of Punjab on Friday even as minimum temperatures rose several notches above normal level in the State and also in neighbouring Haryana.
According to the Met Department, rains hit Tarn Taran (15mm), Amritsar (1.2 mm), Kapurthala (4 mm) and Jalandhar (3 mm).
After receiving light rain, Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 13.3 degrees Celsius, seven notches above normal.
Haryana’s Narnaul district settled at minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees above the normal level.
The holy city-Amritsar in Punjab recorded minimum temperature at 8.6 degree Celsius. Patiala settled at minimum temperature of 12.2 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a minimum of 12.1 degrees Celsius.
Among other places, Ambala in Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 12.5 degree Celsius, Karnal settled at a low of 9.4 degree Celsius and Hisar saw 12.2 degrees.
According to the Met Department, both maximum and minimum temperature levels were recorded above normal in most parts of the region.
Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 22.7 degree Celsius, up by three degrees from normal. Amritsar saw minimum temperature at 14.9 degree Celsius, ludhiana recorded 20 degree Celsius and Patiala saw a maximum of 22.8 degree Celsius.
Haryana’s Hisar district recorded maximum temperature at 24 degree Celsius. Among other places in Haryana, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 22.8 degree Celsius, Narnaul 23 degrees.