Heavy rains accompanied by thunder squall today caught Delhiites unaware, while chilly winds and rains brought down temperature in northern states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.

The national capital, where rain led to water-logging in various stretches, received a total of 8.6 mm rainfall in a span of few hours, the MeT office said.

The maximum temperature was recorded at 26.4 deg C, while the minimum settled at 10.3 deg C.

The intense cold wave sweeping Himachal Pradesh continued today with chilly winds blowing across the region.

The minimum temperature dropped to 1.7 deg C and 2.2 deg in capital Shimla and Solan, while Sundernagar, Bhuntar and Dharamsala recorded a low of 4.8 deg C, three deg below normal.

Keylong and Kapla in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts recorded minimum temperatures of minus 8.1 deg C and minus 4 deg C.

Day temperature, however, rose to 8 deg C in Keylong, nine degree above normal.

The maximum day temperature dropped by few notches to stay at 11.6 deg C in Shimla, 14.5 deg C in Bhuntar, 16.4 deg C in Dharamsala, 17.4 deg C in Mandi and 17.3 deg C in Solan.

The higher reaches in Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur, key tourist resort of Manali and adjoining ski slopes at Solang had another spell of moderate snowfall, while Seobag, Saloni and Kumarsein had sharp showers.

Kalpa and Manali recorded 5 cm of fresh snow while Rohtang Pass received 30 cm of fresh snow.

Cold also continued in Punjab and Haryana with many parts of the two states registering below normal temperatures.

Karnal in Haryana registered a minimum of 7.8 deg C, two points below normal, while Rohtak settled at 9.3 deg C, down by one degree.

Ambala registered a low of 9.2 deg C, down one degree, and Bhiwani settled at 8.4 deg C, also down by a notch.

Ludhiana settled at a low of 6.6 deg C, down by two degrees, while Patiala recorded a minimum of 7 deg C, two points below normal.

Chandigarh recorded a low of 9.3 deg C.

Fog reduced visibility at Karnal, Rohtak and Amritsar.
Weather remains cloudy in Rajasthan
Weather remained partly cloudy in the desert state of Rajasthan, where a few places received rains.

Sriganganagar, Churu and Bikaner recorded 5.4 mm, 4 mm and 0.5 mm of rainfall till evening, according to MeT office here.

Parts of the state recorded night temperatures in the range of 3 deg C to 17 deg C, while day temperatures remained in the range of 14.3 deg C to 27.4 deg C.