Chandigarh: Rain condemns several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, providing very much needed assistance for people from hot and humid weather conditions.
The maximum temperature dropped some notches below normal after the rain, the meteorological department said here.
However, the rain left several places flooded, causing discomfort for the people.
Chandigarh, the general capital of the two countries, registered 26.7 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal.
The city witnessed 20.8 mm of rainfall.
In Haryana, Ambar, Hisar and Karnal registered a maximum temperature at 27.1, 29 and 26.4 degrees Celsius, up to seven degrees below normal, according to the media bulletin from the meteorological department here.
Ambala and Karnal each received 17 and 27.4 mm of rainfall.
Narnaul, Rohtak and Gurgaon registered a maximum temperature of each at 29.2, 27.7 and 31.4 degrees Celsius, up to seven degrees below normal.
Rohtak and Gurgaon each receive 24 and 5 mm rainfall.
In Punjab, the maximum temperature of Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda settled at 31.4, 28.2 and 27 degrees Celsius, up to six degrees below normal.
Patiala received 13 mm rainfall.
The weather department estimates that light to moderate rain or goal in places isolated in the next 24 hours.