Winter-like chill grips Himachal as day temperature stays 10-20°C below normal
Hindustan TimesHimachal Pradesh experienced winter-like chill in peak summers with day temperatures staying 10 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius below normal as relentless rains lash the hill state on Wednesday. The day temperature in Shimla was 15.6 degrees Celsius while in the famous hill stations Dalhousie, Narkanda, and Kufri it was 12.2 degrees Celsius, 10 degrees Celsius and 11.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. Dharamshala recorded the maximum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and Keylong, the administrative headquarters of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district, 8.1 degrees Celsius. Director of Shimla MeT centre Surender Paul said that the minimum temperatures were also 2 degrees Celsius to 6 degrees Celsius below normal with Keylong being the coldest at 4.5 degrees Celsius.