Rain lashes parts of Pb & Hry, temperatures stay below normal

Parts of Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, continued to witness rains for the second consecutive day, causing a further dip in the mercury.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded 46 mm of rains. The maximum temperature here was 31.6 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal, a MeT Department report said.
In Punjab, Amritsar witnessed a light rain and the maximum temperature in the holy city settled at 33 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.
Ludhiana, which was also lashed by rains, recorded a high of 31 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal, while Patiala's maximum settled at 33 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, after a light rain.

In Haryana, Karnal, which received a light rain, recorded a high of 31.8 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.
The maximum temperature of Ambala, which too witnessed a light rain, settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.
Hisar, which was lashed by heavy rains, recorded a high of 32.5 degrees Celsius, eight notches below normal.
The MeT Department has forecast the possibility of rains or thundershowers at isolated places of the two states in the next 48 hours.