Moderate to heavy rains have lashed most parts of Himachal Pradesh with Kangra receiving the highest precipitation during the last 24 hours.

Moderate to heavy rains have lashed most parts of Himachal Pradesh with Kangra receiving the highest precipitation during the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said here today. The minimum and maximum temperatures have also decreased following continuous rain in the state, it said. "As per the rainfall recorded at 8.30 am today, Kangra witnessed 47 mm rainfall during the last 24 hours," MeT Director Manmohan Singh told PTI.

Kangra receiving the highest precipitation during the last 24 hours

Similarly, 23 mm rain has been recorded in Paonta Sahib, followed by 15.4 mm in Solan, 14 mm in Palampur, 11.7 mm in Shimla and 11.6 mm rain in Dharamshala during the last 24 hours. The minimum temperatures recorded were, 14 degrees Celsius in Shimla, 17 in Palampur, 18.2 in Dharamshala, 19 in Kangra and 23 degrees Celsius in Paonta Sahib, he added. Isolated rain is likely to occur during rest of the day in several parts of the state, he said, adding that scattered rain will occur in various parts of the state till July 7.