Hot weather conditions persisted at most places in Haryana and Punjab on Friday, with Bhiwani recording a maximum of 43.1 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, up one notch from normal, while Hisar in Haryana registered a high of 43 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department report said here.
The mercury in Ambala settled at 40.6 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, the holy city Amritsar experienced a hot day at 41.4 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal, while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded above-normal maximum temperatures of 41 degrees Celsius and 41.2 degrees Celsius.
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