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Rains lash north India

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

The national capital was drenched by 26 mm rainfall and it recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius, one point above normal. The minimum was 26 deg C, which is normal at this time of the season.

Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana, plummeting the day temperatures sharply in the region.

In Haryana, while Karnal received 121 mm rainfall, Rohtak was drenched by 74.6 mm showers.

Patiala in Punjab recorded 18.2 mm rains, followed by 16.5 mm at Ambala.

Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two neighbouring states, received 2.5 mm rainfall.

Rains and thundershowers occurred at many places in Uttar Pradesh as rivers continued their rising trend in the state.

Ganga was flowing near the red mark at Fatehgarh and Ballia and maintaining a rising trend from Kanpur to Ballia stretch, while Yamuna was just under the danger mark at Mathura.

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Sharda and Ghaghra were flowing above the danger level at Palia Kalan, Elgin Bridge, Ayodhya and Tutipar. Rapti and Burhi Rapti were nearing the red mark at many places.

Kuano river was also in spate and above the red mark at Chadnradeepghat in Gonda.

The state capital Lucknow received 7 cm rainfall.

Several parts of Rajasthan received light to moderate rainfall since yesterday.

While Udaipur recorded 78 mm rains, Dholpur got 68 mm.

'Pink city' Jaipur recorded 49.1 mm rainfall.

  

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First Published: Aug 27 2012 | 6:35 PM IST

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