Chandigarh, May 29
The long stretch of scorching heat and endless sweating finally got a break as the city received a pleasant surprise of evening rain showers, accompanied by hail in some areas this evening, bringing the temperature down by 13 degrees celsius.
The meteorological department attributed the sudden change in weather to local westerly disturbances and maintained that showers had nothing to do with the monsoons, which are still sometime away.
According to the department, the maximum temperature today was 39.4 degrees celsius (recorded at 5.30 pm), which came down to 26.4 degrees celsius after the rainfall. The minimum temperature was recorded 28.2 degrees celsius at 8.30 am this morning.
By late afternoon, the bright sunny day gave way to an overcast sky with dark clouds covering the city's skyline and the evening downpour, which was preceded by cool moist winds, leading to a drastic fall in temperature. By 8.30 pm, the city received over 11.10 mm of rainfall, making the weather cool.
Officials at the Met office said the rainfall was "localised" and restricted to the city. They said it was the fallout of the heightened moisture in the air due to heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh, which received almost 54 mm of rainfall today.
Prachi Arora, a housewife, expressing her joy over the rain, said, “This downpour might not be the beginning of monsoons but will surely lift the spirits of all those who have been tolerating the blazing heat.”
“The rainfall received by the city has indeed made people very happy,” said Monica Sharma, a student. She added that the
best thing about rain was that it gave her family an excuse to sit together and enjoy a feast of hot ‘pakoras’ and tea.
Apporva, who is visiting from Delhi, said, “We weren’t able to explore Chandigarh but now I hope good weather continues and we can enjoy the remaining days of our tour.”
Residents, however, will have to wait at least a month for the monsoon as the Met department has predicted the onset of monsoons in the last week of June. The forecast for Monday is partly cloudy sky in afternoon/evening. The maximum temperature on Monday will be around 39 degrees celsius.
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