The maximum temperature in Chandigarh and some parts of Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday settled below normal levels. Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal and minimum of 24.7 degrees Celsius.
The holy city — Amritsar sizzled at maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius and minimum of 21 degrees Celsius. Patiala and ludhiana settled at maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius and 35 respectively. In Haryana, Hisar recorded maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.
In Himachal, the capital city Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 21.3 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal and minimum of 12.5 degrees Celsius. Una recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal, followed by Sunder Nagar at 29.6 degrees Celsius and Kangra at 27 degrees Celsius.