Heavy to moderate rains in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, Sep 2 (PTI) Heavy to moderate rains occurred atsome places in Himachal Pradesh, causing a marginal drop inminimum temperatures. The key tourist resort of Kasauli in Solan district wasthe wettest in the region receiving 81 mm rainfall, whileNaina Devi and Mehre recorded 80 mm and 69 mm rainrespectively, followed by Sunni Bhajji 42 mm; Baldwara 41 mm;Berthin 39 mm; Ghumarwin 34 mm; Gohar 27 mm; Bhuntar 25 mm;Banjar; Manali 10 mm and Jogindernagar 19 mm. With scattered rains at some places, the rain deficit fromJune 1 to September 2 has been reduced to 18 per cent. The maximum temperatures dropped to 33.4 degrees Celsiusat Una against 35.2 degrees Celsius yesterday, followed bySundernagar 31.2 degrees Celsius; Bhuntar 31.2 degreesCelsius; Dharamshala 28.4 degrees Celsius; Solan 28.2 degreesCelsius; Nahan 27.6 degrees Celsius, Shimla 25.2 degreesCelsius, Manali 24.0 degrees Celsius and Kalpa 22.0 degreesCelsius. Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaurdistricts were the coldest in the region with minimumtemperatures settling at 10.9 degrees Celsius and 11.4 degreesCelsius respectively. Manali recorded a low of 12.2 degrees Celsius, followedby Shimla 15.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 16.0 degreesCelsius. The MeT has predicted rains or thundershowers at fewplaces in lower and mid-hills over the next six days. PTI PCLAQS RGAQS