The local Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rains in many parts of the region in next 24 hours. “Days would be partly cloudy in Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab during next 36 hours. light to moderate rain or thundershowers may occur at isolated places in next 24 hours in Punjab and Haryana,” forecast Met Department.
Earlier, rains had lashed Chandigarh and many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, plunging the temperature levels below normal. Chandigarh has witnessed wettest May this year after three years and has recorded 39 mm rains in May so far. In 2013, the city had recorded 7.2 mm rain, 1 mm rains in 2012 and 48.3 mm rain in 2011 in the month of May.
The Met Department has also issued a warning of duststorms or thunderstorms that may occur at isolated places in the region during next 24 hours Meanwhile, the maximum temperature recorded in various parts of the region remained close to normal. Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 36.5 degree Celsius, one degree below normal and minimum temperature of 23.7 degree Celsius, two degrees above normal while Haryana, Hissar recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degree Celsius.
Other districts including Ambala settled at 36.7 degree Celsius, Bhiwani 39 degree Celsius, Karnal 37 degree Celsius and Narnaul recorded maximum of 38 degree Celsius, two notches below normal.
Among other places, Amritsar settled at maximum temperature of 38.5 degree Celsius, ludhiana at 37.6 degree Celsius and Patiala 37.4 degree Celsius.The minimum temperature recorded was 20.2 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 22.7 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 23.4 degree Celsius in Patiala. Shimla, the capital city of Himachal recorded a minimum temperature of 13.3 degree Celsius and maximum temperature settled at 23.1 degree Celsius on Wednesday.