The maximum temperature levels continued to hover above 41 degree Celsius in Chandigarh and neighboring States of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday.
The highest temperature levels recorded were up to six degrees, above normal in some parts of the region.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.
In neighbouring Haryana, Karnal settled at a high of 43.8 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal.
Ambala and Bhiwani saw mercury settling at 42 degrees Celsius and 41.6 degrees while Hisar recorded a high of 42.4 degrees Celsius, up by two notches above normal.
Narnaul recorded maximum temperature at 41.5
degrees Celsius.
Among other places Amritsar recorded a maximum temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.
ludhiana and Patiala
settled at respective
maximum of 42.7 degrees Celsius and 42.1 degrees Celsius, each three degrees above normal.
Himachal’s capital city Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 28.9 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal.
According to the Met Department forecast, duststorm/thunderstorm with light rain would occur at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab during next 36 hours and weather will be mainly dry, thereafter.