Rains at isolated places of Himachal, rise in day temperatures

Moderate to heavy rains lashed some places in Himachal Pradesh today while the weather remained dry in the rest of the state, causing a rise in day temperatures.
Dharamsala received the maximum of 109 mm rains, followed by Shimla and Paonta Sahib (28 each), Ghumarwin (20), Bijahi (17), Jogindernagar (9) and Pandoh (7 mm), while Jubbal, Udaipur and Palampur had traces of rains.
The day temperatures rose by a few notches and those living in the lower hills reeled under sultry heat as Una recorded a high of 36.5 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, followed by Sundernagar (33.1), Bhuntar (33), Solan (29.2), Nahan (28.9), Dharamsala (27.6), Manali (27), Shimla (24.6) and Kalpa (20 degrees Celsius).

However, the minimum temperatures dropped marginally with Keylong recording the lowest of 11.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Kalpa (13), Manali (15.2), Shimla (15.4), Dharamsala (16.2), Palampur (18), Bhuntar and Nahan (20 each) and Sundernagar (21.1 degrees Celsius).
The rain deficit during the current monsoon (from June 1 to August 16) has increased from 13 to 16 per cent.
The MeT office has forecast rains or thunderstorms at many places in the lower, mid and higher hills for the next six days.