Haryana receives 59% excess rain in July, Punjab 44%
The Hindu
Flood-hit Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab saw 40-59% excess rainfall in July. Chandigarh recorded 170% excess, while Panchkula and Yamunanagar saw 111% and 75% excess, respectively.
Haryana and Punjab, which were recently hit by floods in several parts, logged over 40% excess rains in July, the Meteorological Department here said.
While Haryana recorded 59% excess rainfall, Punjab logged an excess of 44%, it added.
Union Territory Chandigarh, the common capital of both states, received 170% excess rainfall in July, a MeT official told PTI.
As against the normal of 273.2 mm for the period, Chandigarh received 738.7 mm of rainfall. In July, the city even recorded an all-time high of 302.2 mm in a span of 24 hours, the official said.
According to the MeT official, Haryana witnessed 237.1 mm of rainfall in July, compared to its average of 149.1 mm — an excess of 59 per cent.
Over the same period, Punjab recorded 231.8 mm of rainfall, against the normal of 161.4 mm — 44% excess.
None of the districts in Haryana saw deficit rain in July, while Panchkula and Yamunanagar were the wettest districts, the MeT data showed.
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