With monsoon playing truant in the plains of Punjab and Haryana, hot weather conditions today prevailed at most places in the two states.
Hisar in Haryana sizzled at a high of 40 degrees Celsius, up three notches from normal.
Bhiwani, too, experienced a hot day at 39.8 deg C, up three notches while Narnaul braved the hot weather at 38 deg Celsius.
Ambala and Karnal also recorded above normal maximum temperatures at 36.2 deg C and 35.4 deg C, respectively.
Sultry weather prevailed in Chandigarh at 36 deg C, up two notches.
In Punjab, Patiala had a hot day at 37.6 deg C, up five notches while Ludhiana's maximum settled at 36.5 deg C, up two degrees than normal.
Amritsar's maximum settled at 35.2 deg C.
