Chandigarh on Thursday braved the blistering heat at 43.8 degrees Celsius, the highest maximum temperature recorded this summer so far.
The high maximum temperature recorded in the city was five notches above normal while the minimum temperature settled at 26.1 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.
The city on Thursday also witnessed its hottest day in the month of June after two years.
last year, the highest temperature for the month of June was 42.6 degrees recorded on June 6. According to the Met Department, the highest temperature for the month was 45.6 degrees Celsius recorded on June 1 in 2012 and 39.4 degrees Celsius on June 5, 15 in the year 2011. It was on June 8, 1995 and June 1, 2012 when the city had witnessed its hottest June ever, recording 45.6 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the region continued to sizzle under severe heat wave with mercury levels soaring to season’s highest in several parts on Thursday. Various parts in the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under the scorching heat with the mercury touching 46 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar braved the severe heat wave at 46 degrees Celsius, highest maximum temperature recorded in the region on Thursday. Among other places, Ambala recorded a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, Bhiwani settled at a maximum of 45 degrees Celsius and Narnaul recorded 43
degrees Celsius. Amritsar sizzled at maximum temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. Patiala and ludhiana settled at maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celsius and 44.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded was 27.1 degrees in Ambala, 28 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani, 26 degrees Celsius in Hisar, 24.4 degrees Celsius in Karnal, 25.6 degrees Celsius in Narnaul, 25.4 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 27.4 degrees Celsius in ludhiana and 27.3 degrees Celsius in Patiala. According to the Met forecast, the days would be mainly sunny in Haryana and Punjab during the next 24 hours.