Shimla, Oct 31 The Shimla Met office said on Saturday that Himachal Pradesh received 16 per cent excess rain in October and predicted a wet spell in the state until November 2, followed by dry weather.
The state received 29.1 mm of rain against a normal rainfall of 25.1 mm during the post-monsoon season from October 1 to 31, an excess of 16 per cent.
Barring Kinnaur and Sirmaur, which received 31 and 36 per cent deficit rain respectively, and Mandi, where the rainfall was at par, all other nine districts received excess rain, the Met said.
The weather department has predicted light rain in isolated areas in the middle and high hills on Sunday, and light rain and snow in isolated areas in the middle and high hills on Monday.
The coldest night was recorded in Tabo, Lahaul, and Spiti, with a low of 0.3 degree Celsius. Una, on the other hand, was the hottest during the day, reaching 33.2 degrees Celsius.
(PTI News)
