Himachal’s capital, Shimla recorded the season’s hottest day on Thursday with maximum temperature at 30.9 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal. The high was a rise from Wednesday’s 29.6 degrees, while the minimum temperature Thursday was recorded at 19.7 degrees.
Una town was the hottest place in the state, recording a maximum of 44.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum of 39.3 degrees Celsius, Manali in Kullu district saw 26.2 degrees Celsius, Dharamshala in Kanara district recorded 33.8 degrees Celsius and Kappa in Kinnaur district marked a high of 25.4 degrees Celsius. A Met official said lack of showers in the past few days was mainly responsible for the high temperature.