light to moderate rainfall was recorded in Chandigarh and some parts of Punjab on Wednesday bringing down the maximum temperature level below normal while humidity levels remained high.
Chandigarh received 10.4 mm rainfall till Wednesday morning and 9.6 mm rains till evening. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 29 degree Celsius, three notches below normal and minimum temperature recorded was 24.7 degree Celsius.
A day before, the city had recorded maximum temperature of 31.9 degree Celsius and minimum of 26 degree Celsius.
In Punjab, ludhiana received 6 mm rains and recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degree Celsius, two notches below normal and minimum of 25 degree Celsius. Amritsar and Patiala settled at maximum temperature of 34.2 degree Celsius and 31.8 degree Celsius respectively. The districts recorded respective minimum temperature of 24.8 degree Celsius and 25.6 degree Celsius.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded maximum temperature of 32 degree Celsius, one degree below normal and minimum of 25.2 degree Celsius. Among other places, Bhiwani recorded minimum temperature of 25.2 degree Celsius, Hissar recorded 24 degree Celsius, Karnal 25 degree Celsius and Narnual settled at 23.5 degree Celsius.
The humidity levels remained high across the region. Chandigarh recorded 93 percent humidity levels, Ambala 88, Hissar 78, Narnaul 86, Karnal 83, Amritsar 95, ludhiana 95 and Patiala 94 percent humidity.
The Met Department has forecast that the tricity would witness partly cloudy conditions for more 48 hours with a possibility of light rain. The temperature levels would further plunge in next 48 hours in the region. light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana, predicted Met Department.