Chandigarh, July 23 -- Even as only 1.4 mm rain was recorded in the city on Tuesday, the maximum temperature stayed below 30degC for the second consecutive day. This has made July this year cooler than last year, when no days were recorded with maximum temperature below 30degC the whole month. As per the India meteorological department (IMD) officials, this is due to sporadic rain spells over the month this year.

Maximum temperature rose from 27.7degC on Monday to 29.1degC on Tuesday, still 4.7 degrees below normal. This is the lowest that the maximum temperature has gone in the month of July since 2023 when record rain was recorded, and over 300 mm rain was recorded in a single day. Maximum temperature was 25.8degC on July 11.

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