Rain lashes some places, but minimum stays above normal

Chandigarh, Feb 14 (PTI) A few places in Punjab andHaryana were today lashed by rains but the minimum temperaturecontinued to hover a few degrees above normal range.

Chandigarh was lashed by rains with the minimumtemperature settling at 15.2 deg C, seven above normal, theMeT said here.

In Haryana, Ambala received light showers and the lowsettled at 14.5 deg C, up six degrees. Hisar registered aminimum of 14.3 deg C, also up six notches.

Gurgaon registered a low of 14 deg C, up seven notches,while the low at Karnal was also 14 deg C, up five degrees.

In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 10.2 deg C, fourabove normal, while the low at Patiala was 13.8 deg C, up sixnotches.

Ludhiana, too, had an above normal minimum at 12.4 deg C,five above normal.

Rains also lashed a few places in Punjab, includingMohali and Patiala.