Searing heat intensified across the country with the mercury maintaining its upward trend. In northern States of Punjab and Haryana, intense heat wave swept across the two States with mercury soaring sharply in many areas. Hisar in Haryana sizzled at 45.5 degrees, four notches above normal, while in Bhiwani, mercury settled at 44.8 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh registered a high of 41.7 degrees. In Punjab, Amritsar’s maximum settled at 43.2 degrees while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their maximum at 42.7 degrees Celsius.
In Himachal Pradesh, Una in the Shivalik foothills experienced the hottest day of the season as the mercury breached 42.0 degrees Celsius mark, while temperatures rose by one to two degrees in other mid and lower hills.
People reeled under scorching sun in lower hills with Una recording a high of 42.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Bilaspur 39.4, Sundernagar 37.3, Nahan 36.3, Bhunter 35.2, Dharamsala 31.8, and Shimla 28.1 degrees Celsius. - PTI
