There was no let-up in heatwave sweeping Haryana and Punjab, with Narnaul sizzling at 47 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
According to the Meteorological Department here, the day temperature in Haryana's Narnaul was four notches above normal for this time of the year.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 42.7 degrees Celsius, which was four degrees above normal limits.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 43.4 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal while Bhiwani’s maximum settled at 45.9 degree Celsius.
Hisar sizzled at a maximum temperature of 45.3 degree Celsius, three degrees above normal level while Karnal too experienced heatwave conditions at 43 degree Celsius, four notches above normal.
Amritsar in Punjab recorded a high of 44 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal.
Ludhiana and Patiala recorded near similar maximum temperatures at 44 degree Celsius and 44.4 degree Celsius respectively.
The Meteorological Department has forecast dry weather during next 48 hours at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana and light rain thereafter in the two states.
Meanwhile, in neighboring hill state of Himachal, its capital –Shimla recorded maximum temperature of 29.2 degree Celsius while the minimum settled at 18.9 degrees.
Una recorded a high of 43.2 degrees, Sundernagar settled at maximum temperature of 39.9 degrees, which five notches above normal. Kangra also settled at a high of 39.9 degrees while Solan recorded 36.5 degrees, five degrees above normal.
Manali and Dharamshala recorded respective maximum temperatures of 28.6 degrees and 33.2 degree Celsius.