Chandigarh and neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under the scorching heat with the maximum temperature touching above 46 degree Celsius in some parts of the region on Wednesday. Haryana's Hisar town sizzled at maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal. The union territory of Chandigarh braved the sweltering heat at 43.1 degree Celsius, five notches above normal. Heat wave conditions prevailed over Punjab and Haryana with maximum temperatures recorded at over 43 degrees at most places, said a Met official. He added that the minimum was between 23 and 28 degrees. In Haryana, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 43.7 degree Celsius, up by five notches from normal while Karnal recorded a high of 43.8 degrees, five degrees above normal. In neighboring Punjab, Amritsar faced sweltering heat at 45 degrees, up by five degrees from normal. Patiala and ludhiana settled at respective maximum temperature of 44.4 degree Celsius and 44.6 degrees. Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 24.7 degree Celsius, two notches above normal. The minimum temperature recorded was 26.7 degrees in Ambala, 24.4 degree Celsius in Hissar, 23 degree Celsius in Karnal, 24.5 degree Celsius in Narnual, 25.2 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 24.5 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 26.6 degree Celsius in Patiala.