Heavy rain lashes parts of Punjab and Haryana

Chandigarh, January 23

Heavy rain lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana even as the minimum temperature hovered above normal at most places in the two states, the weather office said on Sunday.

Several places in the states received rain in the past 24 hours and the showers continued at many places on Sunday.

Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Rupnagar, Mohali, Moga, Gurdaspur, Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Panchkula, Bhiwani and Gurugram were some of the places which received rain.

The minimum temperature at most places in the two states stayed above normal.

Amritsar recorded a low of 10.6 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana’s minimum settled at 11.2 degrees Celsius and Patiala recorded a low of 10.4 degrees Celsius.

Ferozepur registered a low of 11.4 degrees Celsius while Pathankot’s minimum settled at 11.7 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh recorded a low of 10.7 degrees Celsius.

In Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 10.8 degrees while Hisar’s minimum settled at 9.4 degrees Celsius.

Rohtak registered a low of 10.8 degrees while Gurugram’s minimum settled at 10.5 degrees Celsius. Sirsa also registered a low of 10.5 degrees while Kurukshetra’s low settled at 11.2 degrees Celsius.