The maximum temperatures hovered above normal limits at most places in Haryana and Punjab on Friday. According to the Meteorological Department, Chandigarh, the joint capital of two States, recorded a high of 36.8 degrees Celsius, up three notches against normal range.
Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 36.5 degree Celsius, up two notches while Hisar registered a high of 38.1 degree Celsius, one degree above normal. Among other places in Haryana, the maximum temperature in Rohtak settled at 37.3 degree Celsius, up one notch while Gurgaon also experienced hot weather at 37.8 degree Celsius, up three degrees.
In neighbouring Punjab, Amritsar recorded a maximum of 35.6 degree Celsius, one degree above normal. Ludhiana recorded a high of 36.7 degree Celsius, three notches above normal limits while Patiala’s maximum settled at 36 degree Celsius, two more than the normal limit. According to the Met Department forecast, heavy rain is likely at isolated places on July 19 and 20 in Punjab and Haryana.