In north Kashmir's Kupwara town, which recorded 19.1 mm of

rainfall, the minimum settled four degrees down at minus 3.7 degrees Celsius. Rains and hailstorm continued to lash the hill state of Uttarakhand for the third day today amid a marginal rise in temperature at most places. Capital Dehradun received the maximum of 9.8 millimetres of rain, followed by Mukteshwar 5.4, Tehri 1.4 and Pantnagar 1.4 mm rainfall, Met officials said. Mukteshwar was the coldest place in the state a minimum of 2.8 degrees Celsius, the weathermen said. Normal life remained affected in Punjab and Haryana as moderate to heavy rainfall continued to lash the region. Karnal in Haryana received the maximum rainfall of 39.2 mm in the region, followed by Patiala in Punjab with 22.3 mm and Ambala in Haryana with 17.3 mm. In Punjab, Amritsar and Ludhiana witnessed rainfall of 10.1 and 10 mm respectively, Met officials said. The temperature, however, settled above normal in most parts of the region. In Uttar Pradesh, moderate to heavy rainfall was reported from various parts of the state during past 24 hours. Showers lashed Kanpur, which received 7 centimetres of rainfall, followed by Barabanki 6 cms ,Lucknow and Hapur 5 cms each, Barabanki and Saharanpur 4 cms each, Unnao and Muzaffarnagar 3 cms each and Gonda, Mau, Baghpat, Bijnore and Rampur districts 2 cms each. Night temperatures rose in Varanasi and Jhansi divisions, while it dipped in Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Agra divisions. Mercury, however, settled above normal in most parts of the state during the day, Met officials said.