Chandigarh, June 18 -- Much-awaited amid the scorching weather, rain finally arrived on Tuesday to cool things down.

Thick clouds rolled in and brought along 3.6 mm rain, causing the maximum temperature to tumble to a more comfortable 31degC, down from 37.4degC on Monday.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), chances of rain will continue in the coming days, keeping high temperatures at bay.

At 31degC, the day temperature was a cool 5.6 degrees below normal and lowest since 26.4degC on May 5.

As it continued to drizzle sporadically through the day and the weather remained cloudy, mercury took a dive, IMD officials said.

But while the hidden sun was a welcome relief, the humidity shot up to between 71% and 88%, leavi...