Maximum temperatures at most places in Punjab and Haryana on Sunday settled below normal levels. Narnaul in Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 39. 5 while Hisar settled at 37 degrees, four notches below normal. Ambala saw a high of 36 degree Celsius.
Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 35.2 degrees, down by two notches from normal. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar experienced maximum temperature at 36.3 degree Celsius. Patiala and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures at 36.2 degrees and 34.6 degree Celsius.
A Met official said the minimum temperatures were settled above normal levels in various parts of the region. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 24.8 degree Celsius, up by four degrees from normal. The minimum temperature recorded in Ambala was 21.3 degree Celsius, Hisar recorded 23.8 degrees, Karnal 20.2 degrees, Amritsar recorded 21 degree Celsius, ludhiana 23.4 degrees and Patiala 21.3 degree Celsius. According to the Met Department forecast, light to moderate rain is likely at a few places during next 24 hours in Haryana and Punjab.
Meanwhile, rains brought down mercury in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, bringing cheers to thousands of tourists who have thronged the hill stations to escape the heat wave in the northern plains. Higher reaches saw mild snow. Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius with a rainfall of 6.3 mm. The Met Department has forecast more thundershowers in the State till Monday. Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius, while it was 34.2 degrees Celsius at Una town. The day temperature at Dharamsala town stood at 26.6 degrees Celsius. Keylong recorded 3 cm of snow.