The temperature levels remained close to normal while high humidity levels were recorded in several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius and minimum of 22.7 degrees Celsius. Hisar in Haryana settled at a high temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius and Bhiwani recorded 36.6 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded maximum of 34 degrees.
Among other places, Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 33.8 degrees, Karnal 33 degrees Celsius, ludhiana 33.5 degrees Celsius and Patiala saw a maximum of 34.4 degrees. Amritsar recorded high humidity level of 94 per cent, Karnal 89 per cent, ludhiana 87 per cent, Ambala 86 per cent, Patiala 81 per cent and Hisar 76 per cent.
The minimum temperature recorded was 23 degrees in ludhiana, 24.1 degrees in Patiala, 24 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 23 degrees in Amritsar, 23.8 degrees in Bhiwani, 22.7 degrees in Hisar, 23.4 degrees Celsius in Karnal and 22.7 degrees in Narnaul.
Shimla, the capital city of neighbouring Himachal, settled at a maximum temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius and minimum of 14.3 degrees. Una recorded maximum temperature of 35 degrees followed by Sunder Nagar at 31.6 degrees Celsius. According to the MeT Department forecast, the weather would be mainly sunny in parts of Punjab and Haryana in the next 24 hours.