Chandigarh, July 1 -- With 213 mm rain, this June was the city's wettest since 2013 as per India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
MeT officials said 70 mm rain was recorded during the intervening night between Sunday and Monday, with chances of heavy rain till Tuesday.
The highest-ever rain was recorded in June 1973, at 406 mm.
While the figure is taken by including readings from both the Sector 39 station and the airport station, in just the past two days 190.1 mm rain was recorded at the Sector 39 station, which is above the monthly average for the city.
IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul said that the northward shift of the monsoon axis and the western disturbance are both still active which led to heavy rain in the city fo...
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