Among other cities in Haryana, Hisar experienced a hot

day at 39 degrees Celsius, six notches more than normal limits. Ambala recorded 36.3 degrees Celsius while Karnal's maximum was 35.6 degrees.

In Punjab, Patiala registered a maximum of 36.2 degrees, seven notches above normal while Ludhiana recorded six degrees above normal high at 35.7 deg Celsius. Amritsar's maximum settled at 34.7 deg Celsius, five notches above normal limits.

Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a high of 34.5 deg Celsius, three notches more than normal.

Pleasant weather continued to prevail in Kashmir where the maximum temperature in the summer capital Srinagar today rose by three degrees to settle seven degrees above normal, MeT officials said.

The maximum temperature in Jammu dropped by a degree to settle at 33 degrees Celsius, still four degrees above normal.

In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla recorded a maximum temperature at 25.1 degrees Celsius, 7.5 degrees above normal.

Dry conditions prevailed in several other states as well like parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

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