With the southwest monsoon playing truant across the region, the temperature levels has witnessed a sharp rise in many parts of the region in the past 48 hours. High humidity levels were also recorded in many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday.
Hissar in Haryana recorded maximum temperature of 37.5 degree Celsius, one degree above normal while Bhiwani settled at 36.8 degree Celsius.
The joint capital of Punjab and Haryana—Chandigarh—recorded a maximum temperature of 35.1 degree Celsius, two notches above normal while the minimum temperature was 24.8 degree Celsius, again two degrees above normal.
The Sikhs’ shrine city Amritsar witnessed maximum of 34.6 degree Celsius. ludhiana and Patiala settled at respective maximum temperature of 34 degree Celsius and 35.1 degree Celsius.
Among other places, Ambala settled at a high of 34.7 degree Celsius and Narnaul recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degree Celsius.
The holy city, Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature of 23.6 degree Celsius, ludhiana settled at a minimum temperature of 24.3 degree Celsius, Patiala at 25.6 degree Celsius, Ambala at 25.7 degree Celsius, Bhiwani recorded 27 degrees, Hissar saw a minimum of 25.7 degree Celsius and Narnual settled at 24 degrees.
The humidity levels were 91 percent in Chandigarh, 82 percent in Bhiwani, 79 per cent in Ambala, 84 per cent in Amritsar and 83 per cent in Patiala.
Shimla in HP settled at a maximum temperature of 25.9 degrees, up by five notches from normal. Una recorded a maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, followed by Sunder Nagar at 31.9 degrees Celsius and Kangra at 31.8 degree Celsius.