Hot and humid weather prevailed under a scorching sun which pushed the mercury up in vast swathes of north India with parts of Rajasthan sweltering under temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
In the national capital, the maximum temperature settled at 39.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, with a blazing sun adding to the woes of Delhiites. The minimum in the capital stood five notches above normal at 26 degrees.
Yesterday, the maximum had settled at 40.6 degrees.
According to MeT officials, the humidity during the day oscillated between 64 and 29 per cent.
Though day temperatures registered slight drop in many areas due to a western disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir, it failed to provide any relief.
The western regions of Rajasthan including Kota, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Churu were in grip of heatwave-like condition.
According to the MeT Department, Jalore recorded a maximum day temperature of 43 degrees Celsius, followed by Kota 42.2 and Churu 42 degrees. Rajasthan capital Jaipur recorded a maximum temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius, about three degrees above the normal.
Dry weather conditions also prevailed in Punjab and Haryana with people in many areas sweating it out under a blazing sun.
Day temperatures also maintained upward trend in Himachal Pradesh where dry weather conditions prevailed in most areas. Una in the Shivalik foothills experienced the hottest day of the season with the maximum temperature surging to 38.0 degrees Celsius, a rise of five degrees from yesterday.
Sundernagar, Nahan and Solan recorded a high of 32.6, 31.8 and 31.0 degrees respectively, followed by Dharamsala 29.2 and Shimla 26.4 degrees Celsius.
Minimum temperatures also increased by two to three degrees in several areas and Nahan was the hottest during night with a low of 23.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Dharamsala 14.8, Solan 15.5, Shimla 16.6 degrees.
Some areas in the state received rain. Manali experienced 32 mm of rain while Keylong and Bhandal recorded 13 mm and 12 mm rain, respectively, according to MeT officials.
