Maximum temperatures Wednesday rose and hovered above the normal at most places in Haryana and Punjab.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum of 38.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the normal, a Meteorological Department report said here.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius, up four notches against the normal, while Hisar recorded a maximum of 40.5 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal.
Bhiwani registered a high of 41.4 degrees Celsius.
Karnal's maximum was 39 degrees Celsius, which was three degrees above the normal, while Narnaul recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius.
Amritsar in Punjab recorded a maximum temperature of 41.5 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal limits.
Ludhiana recorded a high of 38.4 degrees Celsius, up two degrees, while Patiala's maximum settled at 39.7 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal limits.
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