Mercury rising in north India

In the absence of rains, many parts of north India experienced hot weather with mercury rising above normal levels at many places.
Hot and sultry conditions persisted in Delhi as humidity levels shot up to 84 per cent and the mercury settled at 36 degrees Celsius.
According to the MeT office, the day temperature was two notches above the season's average while the minimum temperature at 25.2 degrees was a notch above the normal for this time of the year.
Humidity in air oscillated between 43 and 84 per cent causing discomfort to people in the national capital even as the MeT office predicted similar weather tomorrow.

Dry weather conditions persisted in Punjab and Haryana where most places recorded above-normal temperatures in the absence of rains.
The Union territory of Chandigarh recorded maximum of 34 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, a MeT report said.

Hisar in Haryana recorded the highest maximum in the region at 37.7 degrees Celsius. Ambala recorded a high of 33.8 degrees Celsius while Narnaul's maximum settled at 35 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 34.3 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective maximums of 33.5 and 34.1 degrees Celsius.
Weather was mainly dry in Rajasthan in the last 24 hours with monsoon having ended unofficially, a Met department official said.

Bikaner was the hottest place with a maximum of 37.4 degrees Celsius while Jaipur recorded 36 degrees Celsius.
Mount Abu recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 13.4 degrees Celsius followed by Udaipur at 20.4 degrees Celsius.