citiesUpdated: May 31, 2020 23:42 ISTCHANDIGARH: About120.5 mm rain, including a heavy 50 mm downpour in just a span of one-and-a-half-hours hours on Sunday evening made this the second wettest May since 1951 (the year from which weather records were maintained in India) and the wettest since 1971 when 130.7 mm of rain was recorded, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. Temperatures dipped from Saturday’s 32.8 degrees (maximum) and 24.4 degrees (minimum) to 31.9 degrees (maximum) and 22.3 degrees (minimum) on Sunday. Rainfall of 64.5 mm onwards is categorised as heavy rain. Apart from the city, Ambala and Narnaul too had rain while the rest of the region had short spells in some areas. “Topographically also Chandigarh is at the foothills of the Himalayas, due to this more rain was recorded in Chandigarh and Ambala while little to no rain occurred in the rest of the region,” Paul explained.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2020 16:43 UTC