The heatwave conditions continued to sweep Haryana and Punjab, with maximum temperatures on Monday hovering between 41-450 C at most places. Hissar in Haryana braved the blistering heat at maximum temperature of 45.20 C, up by three notches from normal. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana settled at high temperature of 41.40 C, two degrees above normal.
According to the Met Department, maximum temperature levels were settled upto three degrees above normal in some parts of the region. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar settled at maximum temperature of 43.80 C. ludhiana and Patiala settled at respective maximum temperatures of 430 C and 42.60 C. Among other places, Ambala witnessed a high of 42.40 C, up by two degrees from normal, Karnal 42.40 C, Bhiwani saw 42.80 C and Narnaul settled at 42.50 C. Chandigarh recorded minimum temp of 25.20 C.