The region sizzled under heat wave with mercury levels settling above 40 degrees in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday. Chandigarh braved the sweltering heat at 41 degree Celsius, three notches above normal.
In Haryana, Bhiwani settled at maximum temperature of 43.6 degree Celsius while Ambala recorded a high of 41.4 degree Celsius, three notches above normal. Karnal settled at a maximum of 42 degree Celsius, up by four degrees from normal, Narnaul recorded 40 degree Celsius and Hisar saw 41 degree Celsius.
Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 43 degree Celsius, five notches above normal. Patiala and ludhiana settled at respective maximum temperature of 42.5 degree Celsius and 42.2 degrees.
According to the Met Department, temperature levels settled upto five degrees above normal in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday. Both minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded above normal levels.
The temperature levels also climbed up in parts of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla recorded maximum temperature at 26.9 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal and minimum at 18 degree Celsius, up by five notches from normal. Una recorded maximum temperature at 41.4 degrees Celsius, followed by both Sunder Nagar at 35.6 degrees and Solan at 32.3 degrees Celsius.