Blistering heat swept Hisar and Rohtak in Haryana, with maximums settling at 43 deg C each, the MeT Department said. Both the maximums settled two notches above normal.
Narnaul (42.7 C), Karnal (41 C), Ambala (40.2 C) and Bhiwani (42.6 C) also experienced a hot day registering above normal maximums.
In Punjab, Amritsar was the hottest place at 41.8 deg C, up three degrees than normal.
Ludhiana recorded a high of 40.3 deg C while the maximum at Patiala settled at 40.9 deg C.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, has also witnessed rise in maximum temperatures during the past 2-3 days.
Today, the maximum here settled at 40.1 deg C, up two notches.
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The MeT forecast that maximum temperatures in the region may soar over the next few days.
However tomorrow, dust storm/thunderstorm with light rain has been forecast at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana.