Rains don’t beat heat in Chandigarh
By IANSWednesday, June 23, 2010
CHANDIGARH - There was no relief from the scorching heat in Chandigarh and surrounding areas Wednesday despite rains and thunderstorm a day earlier.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.2 degrees Celsius Wednesday and a maximum of 39.2 degrees Tuesday - two degrees above average on both days.
The city received 3.8 millimetre rainfall Tuesday.
“The rains did not bring any substantial relief from the heat,” a Met official said. “We expect light to moderate rains and thunderstorm by the evening or at night.”
The thunderstorm uprooted many trees and disrupted power supply.
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