The maximum temperature on Tuesday continued to hover above normal limits across Haryana and Punjab even as rains lashed several parts of both the states.
Haryana’s Narnaul settled at maximum temperature of 39 degree Celsius, which was five notches above normal.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana settled at maximum temperature of 35.5 degree Celsius, up by three notches from normal. In Punjab, Patiala and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures at 33.3 degrees and 34.9 degree Celsius, three notches above normal limits.
Hisar in Haryana braved the scorching heat at a high of 35.6 degree Celsius while Ambala settled at maximum of 33.8 degree Celsius, two degrees above normal.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar experienced a hot day recording maximum temperature at 33.9 degree Celsius, three degrees above normal.
A Met official said that both maximum and minimum temperature levels were recorded above normal limits. The mercury settled upto seven notches above normal levels in some parts of Punjab and Haryana, said the official.
Meanwhile, the union territory of Chandigarh settled at minimum temperature of 21.2 degrees, which was five notches above normal.
The minimum temperature recorded in Ambala saw 22.9 degree Celsius, Hisar 21.4 degrees, Karnal 19.4 degree Celsius, Amritsar recorded 18.1 degree Celsius, ludhiana 22 degrees and Patiala 22.1 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, light to moderate rain is likely at isolated places in next 24 hours in Haryana and Punjab.
Meanwhile, the hills of Himachal Pradesh also continued to experience warm weather with the state's Una town recording a high of 37 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.
Shimla, the state capital recorded a high of 23.9 degree Celsius, while the minimum was 14.4 degrees. Dharamsala recorded 27.4 degrees Celsius, while it was 31.3 degrees in Sundernagar and 32.1 degrees in Kangra.