Max temperatures drop below normal in Pb, Har

Maximum temperatures were today recorded below normal in Punjab and Haryana as mercury dropped by few notches in both the states.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 33.5 degrees Celsius, down by 5 degrees below normal, MeT department said.
Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar and Ludhiana recorded a high of 34.4 degrees C each, down by five notches below normal while Patiala recorded 35 degree Celsius, down by three notches.
In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Bhiwani recorded maximum at 35.5 degrees C, 37.1 degrees C and 35.8 degrees C respectively.
Narnaul saw mercury settling at 33.5 degrees C, down by seven degrees below normal and Karnal had a high of 36 degrees C.

MeT office, in a forecast, said that light rains or thundershowers may occur at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana during next 24 hours.