Cold wave conditions revived in several parts of Himachal following fresh snow fall in the tribal areas and other higher reaches and widespread rains and stormy conditions in the mid and lower hills.
The intermittent rains and snow in the region during the past two days have arrested the rising trend in mercury and maximum temperatures dropped by eight to ten degrees.
The mercury stayed five to seven degrees below normal but the rain deficit from March 1 to March 22 was reduced from 73 to 60 per cent after fresh rains.
The sky remained heavily overcast and icy winds accompanied by intermittent rains and snow lashed the region, forcing people to stay indoors. Normal life was disrupted in high altitude tribal areas while snowfall hampered the snow clearance work on Manali-Leh National Highway.
Rohtang Pass recorded 30 cm of fresh snow, followed by Kothi with 28 mm, Kalpa with 25 cm, Marhi with 20 cm, Keylong with 18 cm and Pooh with 4 cm.
Widespread intermittent rains lashed mid and lower hills and Gohar and Reckong Peo were wettest in the state with 29 mm rains.
Rohru recorded 28 mm rainfall, followed by Seobagh and Manali with 26 mm, Bijahi with 25 mm, Dalhousie and Hamirpur with 24 mm, Una with 23 mm and Sarahan and Bhuntar with 20 mm.
Dharamshala received 19 mm of rain while Bharmaur, Palampur, Bhuntar and Kufri had 18 mm rain, followed by Shimla with 17 mm, Narkanda with 15 mm, Jhanjehli and Dehra Gopipur with 14 mm and Solan with 12.2 mm.
The maximum temperatures stayed five to seven degrees below normal and Una was the hottest in the region with a high of 28.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Nahan and Sundernagar at 25.5 degrees Celsius and 22.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala at 20.8 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar at 18.5 degrees Celsius, Solan at 17.5 degrees Celsius, Shimla at 14.3 degrees Celsius and Kalpa and Manali at 9.8 degrees Celsius and Keylong at 3.6 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperatures remained unchanged and Keylong recorded a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Kalpa at zero degrees Celsius, Manali at 4.9 degrees Celsius and Shimla at 5.2 degrees Celsius.
Palampur registered a low of 8.0 degrees Celsius, followed by Dharamsala at 8.4 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar at 9.5 degrees Celsius, Solan at 10.2 degrees Celsius, Nahan and Sundernagar at 10.8 degrees Celsius and Una at 12.5 degrees Celsius.
The local MeT office has predicted dry weather in the region for next six days from tomorrow.
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