A day after rains lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperatures today rose and hovered above normal limits at most places in both the states.
Hisar in Haryana registered a high of 35.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal limit, while Ambala recorded a maximum of 35.4 degrees Celsius and in Karnal the mercury soared to 35 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius, up one notch against the normal limit.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 35.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their maximums at 35.4 degrees Celsius and 35 degrees Celsius, respectively, after light rains.
The MeT department has predicted rain or thundershowers at many places in Punjab and Haryana over the next two days.
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