Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, recorded a maximum of 33.7 deg Celsius, the MeT office said here.
Ambala in Haryana recorded a high of 34 deg Celsius. Among other places in the state, Hisar registered a maximum of 34.5 deg Celsius while Bhiwani's high settled at 35.4 deg Celsius.
Karnal recorded a high of 33.2 deg Celsius.
In Punjab, Ludhiana's maximum settled at 33.8 deg Celsius. Amritsar and Patiala recorded respective maximum temperatures of 33.2 deg C and 34.2 deg C.