The region continued to sizzle under heat wave with mercury levels settling above normal levels in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday.
Haryana's Hisar town sizzled at maximum temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.
Heat wave conditions also prevailed over Punjab and Haryana with maximum temperatures recorded in over 40 degrees at most places, said a Met official.
He added that the minimum was between 20 and 25 degrees.
The union territory of Chandigarh braved the sweltering heat at 41.1 degree Celsius, four notches above normal.
In Haryana, Narnaul settled at maximum temperature of 42.3 degree Celsius, up by three notches from normal while Ambala recorded a high of 41.4 degrees, four notches above normal.
In neighboring Punjab, ludhiana recorded maximum temperature at 43.2 degrees, up by five degrees from normal. Patiala and Amritsar settled at respective maximum temperature of 41.9 degree Celsius and 42.3 degrees.
Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 23 degree Celsius, two notches above normal.
The minimum temperature recorded was 24.3 degrees in Ambala, 20.2 degree Celsius in Hissar, 19.2 degree Celsius in Karnal, 20.5 degree Celsius in Narnual, 21 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 22.2 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 23.6 degree Celsius in Patiala.
The local Met Department has forecast dust storm/thunderstorm at isolated places during next 36 hours in Haryana and Punjab. Thunderstorm accompanied with squall (with wind speed 45 kilometers per hour) is likely at isolated places on May 3 in both States, predicted the Met Department.
Meanwhile, the temperature levels also climbed up in parts of neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh. The capital city Shimla recorded maximum temperature at 27.1 degree Celsius, five degrees above normal and minimum at 17.3 degree Celsius, up by four notches from normal.
Una recorded maximum temperature at 41.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Sunder Nagar at 38.1 degrees and Kangra at 37.7 degree Celsius.