Chandigarh, Dec 27 (PTI) Rain lashed several places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday causing the day-temperatures to drop sharply in both places.

Chandigarh,pelted with a hailstorm, saw its maximum temperature settling at 15.9 degrees Celsius -- eight degrees below normal for the season.

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In Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Pathankot witnessed rain, according to the Meteorological Department.

The maximum temperatures registered at these places were 13.7, 14.8, 14.6 and 15.2 degrees Celsius.

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In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak, Sirsa and Gurugram, which also received rains, recorded 14.8, 14.5, 13.4, 15.2 and 15 degrees Celsius as maximum temperatures.

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