The mercury settled close to normal levels in various parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday. The residents of Ambala in Haryana faced the blistering heat at maximum temperature of 40.4 degree Celsius, up by two notches from normal.
Scorching heat conditions prevailed in parts of Haryana and Punjab including Bhiwani, Narnaul, Rohtak, Amritsar and other places.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar experienced scorching heat recording maximum temperature at 40.1 degree Celsius, one degree above normal. Patiala and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures at 40 degrees and 40.1 degree Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 39.5 degree Celsius, up by one degree from normal. The city recorded minimum temperature at 26.7 degree Celsius, which was two notches above normal level. Among other places, Hisar recorded maximum temperature at 38.5 degree Celsius and Narnaul saw a high of 37.5 degree Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded in Ambala saw 25.6 degree Celsius, Hisar 24.7 degrees, Narnaul 21.5 degree Celsius, Amritsar recorded 25.4 degree Celsius, ludhiana 27.3 degrees and Patiala 26.7 degree Celsius.