The temperature levels hovered above normal in various parts of Punjab and Haryana as rains eluded most of the region in past 48 hours.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 33.5 degree Celsius and minimum temperature of 26.8 degree Celsius, four notches above normal on Sunday. High humidity level of 80 per cent was recorded here while the minimum was recorded at 62 per cent. The Met Department has forecast moderate to heavy rain in next 24 hours at isolated places in neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana. In Chandigarh, the Met Department has predicted light to moderate rain in next 24 hours.
The temperature levels upto four notches above normal were recorded in some parts of the neighboring states. Hissar in Haryana recorded maximum temperature of 34.5 degree Celsius, Narnual recorded maximum temperature of 32.2 degree Celsius, Ambala recorded a high of 31.4 degree Celsius. The holy city of Amritsar in Punjab recorded maximum temperature of 33.6 degree Celsius and minimum of 27.9 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal.
The industrial city of ludhiana recorded maximum of 33.8 degrees Celsius while Patiala recorded a high of 33.1 degrees. The maximum humidity level recorded on Monday was 77 percent in Amritsar, 92 in ludhiana and 92 percent in Patiala, 90 percent in Ambala, 86 in Bhiwani, and 92 percent in Narnual. In the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, the capital Shimla was drenched by 1 mm rainfall till Sunday evening and recorded maximum of 20.9 degree Celsius and minimum temperature of 17 degree Celsius, three notches above normal. Kangra received 2 mm rainfall, Sunder Nagar 0.4 mm, Manali 3 mm, Dharamshala 35 mm, Solan 8 mm downpour till Sunday evening.