Monsoon continues to be less active in Himachal; Keylong coldest

Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district recorded the lowest temperature in Himachal yesterday, while the monsoon continued to remain less active as light to moderate rain occurred only in a few parts of the state in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, said.

As per data recorded today, Keylong remained the coldest over the last 24 hours as the lowest temperature of 11.5 degrees Celsius was recorded here, followed by 12.4 degrees Celsius in Kalpa, 12.8 degrees Celsius in Kufri, 14.6 degrees Celsius in Manali, 15.9 degrees Celsius in Dalhousie, 16.4 degrees Celsius in Chail and 16.6 degrees Celsius in Shimla.

Nahan received 59.2 millimetres rain, the highest in the state in the last 24 hours, followed by 32 mm in Kangra, 15.4 mm in Dharamshala, 6 mm in Una, 3.8 mm in Manali, 1 mm in Dalhouise and Chail and 0.8 mm in Sundernagar.

The highest maximum temperature recorded in the state was 35 degrees Celsius, in Una, followed by 33.8 degrees Celsius in Hamirpur, 32.9 degrees Celsius in Sundernagar and 32.6 degrees Celsius in Mandi and Bhuntar during the same period.