Monsoon erratic in North

The southwest monsoon remained erratic in North India today with several places receiving moderate to heavy showers while the rest craving for an incessant spell of rain.

Showers drenched parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana where the monsoon showed signs of gaining momentum while it was subdued in the national capital and some other places in the belt.

Despite rains, temperatures settled above normal at many places in Punjab and Haryana with high humidity levels, which fluctuated between 85 and 92 per cent, adding to discomfiture of the denizens.

Hisar in Haryana reeled at a high of 41.4 degree Celsius, four notches above normal, as Amritsar in Punjab too endured a hot and humid day with the maximum settling at 38.8 degrees.

As many as 32 mm of rains fell on the Union Territory of Chandigarh, 22.2 mm on Patiala, 10.