Heavy to moderate rains occurred at some places in Himachal Pradesh, causing a marginal drop in minimum temperatures.
The key tourist resort of Kasauli in Solan district was the wettest in the region receiving 81 mm rainfall, while Naina Devi and Mehre recorded 80 mm and 69 mm rain respectively, followed by Sunni Bhajji 42 mm; Baldwara 41 mm; Berthin 39 mm; Ghumarwin 34 mm; Gohar 27 mm; Bhuntar 25 mm; Banjar; Manali 10 mm and Jogindernagar 19 mm.
With scattered rains at some places, the rain deficit from June 1 to September 2 has been reduced to 18 per cent.
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Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts were the coldest in the region with minimum temperatures settling at 10.9 degrees Celsius and 11.4 degrees Celsius respectively.
Manali recorded a low of 12.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Shimla 15.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 16.0 degrees Celsius.
The MeT has predicted rains or thundershowers at few places in lower and mid-hills over the next six days.
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