Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- Amid the yellow alert sounded by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city recorded 2.4 mm rain on Sunday. For the next few days the weather department has predicted cloudy weather, which will again be followed by rain from Friday onwards. As per IMD officials, a total of 701 mm rain has been logged in the city so far this monsoon, which is 13.6% above normal (617 mm) for the corresponding period. In July, the city received 184.4 mm rainfall, 32% below the average of 273.2 mm for the month. This was due to weak Eastern disturbances and other meteorological conditions, as per IMD officials. However, due to favourable global conditions, the second half of monsoon is likely to remain strong and above normal rain is also likely in September, as per IMD's long range forecast. Thus, the city is expected to cross the normal 845 mm rain figure for the season. As the sky remained overcast and it kept drizzling through the day, the maximum temperature fell from 33.5degC on Saturday to 28.8degC on Sunday, 4.1 degrees below normal. But the minimum temperature rose from 25.8degC on Saturday to 26.4degC on Sunday, 0.3 degree above normal. Over the next three days, the maximum temperature will hover between 30degC and 31degC, and the minimum temperature will remain between 26degC and 27degC....