A day after recording high temperatures, the region witnessed slight drop in the maximum temperature levels, which settled below 40 degrees Celsius in various parts on Sunday.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of two neighbouring States of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a maximum temperature of 38.8 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature of 29.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. A day before, the maximum temperature in Chandigarh had settled at 43.7 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature recorded this summer so far.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded maximum temperature of 38.3 degrees Celsius while Hisar settled at 35 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal. Narnaul recorded 35 degrees Celsius, seven notches below normal on Sunday. Patiala in Punjab settled at a maximum temperature of 39.1 degrees Celsius. Amritsar and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures of 36.2 and 37.7 degrees Celsius. The minimum recorded was 28 degrees in Ambala, 23.2 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani, 21.2 degrees Celsius in Hisar, 19.5 degrees Celsius in Narnaul, 25.1 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 28.8 degrees Celsius in ludhiana and 28.4 degrees Celsius in Patiala. The Met has forecast dry weather in Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours.