Mercury rose by a few notches in several parts of north India today as the weather remained mostly dry, barring some districts of Rajasthan which received light rains.
In the national capital, sultry weather conditions prevailed as humidity levels soared to 87 per cent.
The maximum temperature was registered at 35.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the minimum was recorded as 25.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
Yesterday, maximum temperature settled at 35.5 degrees Celsius.
Humidity oscillated between 87 and 51 per cent during the day and the city did not receive any rainfall.
In the absence of rains, the maximum temperatures in most parts of Punjab and Haryana rose by up to two notches above normal in the region.
Hisar was hottest place in the region with a high of 36.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
While Amritsar settled at a high of 35.2 degrees Celsius, the maximum at Chandigarh was 35 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.
Among other places, Patiala recorded 34.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, followed by 34.4 at Ambala, 34 at Narnaul, 33.6 at Karnal and 33.2 degrees Celsius at Ludhiana.
Meanwhile, Monsoon further weakened over Rajasthan as light rains occurred at a few places in the state. Choth-Ka-Barwara recorded 10-cm rainfall since last night, according to a MeT report.
The weather was mainly dry in the state except for scattered showers in parts of the state, the report said.
Jaisalmer was the hottest place in the state with a maximum of 39 degrees Celsius, followed by Bikaner 37.8, Churu and Barmer 37.3 each, and Jaipur 35.8 degrees Celsius.
