The mercury continued to hover above normal levels in various parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of two neighboring States recorded maximum temperature at 36.6 degrees Celsius while minimum temperature settled at 25.8 degrees, up by six notches from normal.
Several parts of Punjab and Haryana recorded high temperature levels of up to three notches above normal. Hisar in Haryana braved the heat at 38.2 degrees Celsius. Bhiwani settled at maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius while Ambala recorded a high of 36.7 degrees Celsius.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 36.5 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. Among other places, Patiala settled at a high of 37.1 degrees and ludhiana recorded 36.1 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature also remained above normal levels in various parts of the region. The minimum temperature recorded was 23.2 degrees in Patiala, 22.4 degrees in ludhiana, 16.1 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 22 degrees in Narnaul, 22.1 degrees in Hissar, 24.6 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani and 24.3 degrees Celsius in Ambala. Shimla, the capital of neighboring Himachal Pradesh recorded maximum temperature at 24.5 degrees, four notches above normal and minimum of 15.4 degree Celsius, up by three degrees from normal. Una recorded a high temperature of 39.2 degrees Celsius, Kangra 32.8 degrees, Sundernagar 32.3 degrees, Solan 29.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamshala 28.5 degrees Celsius and Bhuntar 28.6 degrees.
The Met Department has forecast mainly sunny conditions in various parts of Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours.