light to moderate rain lashed parts of Haryana and Punjab along with high velocity winds dropping the temperature levels across the region on Friday. The temperature levels plunged upto ten notches below normal in some parts of the region.
Punjab’s holy city, Amritsar recorded 10.1 mm rainfall, Patiala 21 mm rainfall and the union territory of Chandigarh witnessed 1.2 mm rains in the past 24 hours.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana settled at maximum temperature of 32.4 degree Celsius, down by seven degrees from normal and minimum was recorded at 21.2 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal.
The local Met Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours. In neighbouring hilly State of Himachal, Shimla recorded maximum temperature at 21.1 degree Celsius and minimum at 13.7 degrees.
Among other places in Himachal, Solan recorded maximum at 26.5 degrees, Bhuntar 30 degrees, Una 33.6 degrees, Sundernagar 29.4 degrees, Dharamshala 30.4 degrees and Nahan 28.4 degrees Celsius.