After light to moderate rainfall in the past 24 hours, the temperature levels continued to settled few notches below normal across Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh on Thursday recorded maximum temperature at 35.4 degree Celsius, four notches below normal while minimum was recorded at 21.7 degree Celsius, one degree below normal.
According to the Met Department, the temperature levels settled upto five notches below normal in some parts of the region on Thursday. In Haryana, Narnual recorded maximum temperature at 36 degree Celsius, four degrees below normal, Hissar settled at 37 degree Celsius, Bhiwani 36.4 degree Celsius, Karnal 35.2 degree Celsius and Ambala at 35.9 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal.
Amritsar recorded maximum of 35.2 degree Celsius. ludhiana and Patiala settled at maximum temperature of 35.7 degree Celsius and 36.1 degree Celsius respectively. The minimum temperature recorded was 20.6 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 22.2 degrees in ludhiana, 22.8 degrees in Patiala, 22.6 degree Celsius in Ambala, 21.8 degrees in Bhiwani, 20.4 degree Celsius in Hissar, 19.2 degrees in Karnal and 21.7 degree Celsius in Narnaul.
The Met Department has predicted rain or thunder showers at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana in the next 36 hours. In Himachal, Shimla recorded minimum temperature at 13.3 degree Celsius while maximum settled at 22.8 degrees. Among other places, Kalpa settled at maximum temperature of 14.2 degree Celsius among others.