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Heavy rains lash most parts of Himachal

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Press Trust of India Shimla

Heavy to very heavy rains lashed most parts of Himachal Pradesh today, with Keylong recording the lowest temperature at 10.7 degrees Celsius.

Monsoon remained very active in the state during the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said.

Solan, Bilaspur and Mandi, said Manmohan Singh districts received heavy to very heavy rains, the director of the Met department here said.

Extremely heavy rainfall of 207 millimetres occurred at Gohar in Mandi district during the last 24 hours, he said.

As per the data recorded today at 8.30 am, 100.4 mm rains occurred in Solan, followed by 64.7 mm in Sundernagar, 56.5 mm in Mandi, 52 mm in Kufri and 47.7 mm in Shimla, the director said.

 

Kelyong in Lahaul and Spiti district remained the coldest place in the state as the lowest temperature at 10.7 degrees Celsius was recorded here during the last 24 hours.

The minimum temperature was 12.4 degrees Celsius in Manali, followed by 13.2 in Kufri, 13.6 in Kalpa, 15 in Dalhousie and 17 in Shimla.

The highest temperature in Chamba and Hamirpur was 30.2 and 29.2 degrees Celsius respectively, he added.

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First Published: Jul 27 2018 | 12:00 PM IST

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