Karnal, Jan. 24 -- Ending a prolonged dry spell, Haryana on Friday witnessed light to moderate rainfall accompanied by gusty winds in all districts, leading to fall in average maximum temperature.

As per the Met department, Ambala recorded the highest rainfall of 42.2 mm during the day from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, followed by Yamunanagar (Hathnikund- 30 mm), Karnal (Indri- 23 mm) and Panipat (Ujha- 13 mm).

Palwal, Gurgaon and Sirsa also received light rainfall during the day.

After several days of cold weather conditions, the minimum temperatures registered an increase and were up to six notches above normal at many places.

The IMD said that there was a rise of 6.6degC in average minimum temperature, which was appreciably above normal by ...