Chandigarh:
The maximum and minimum temperatures hovered below normal limits in Haryana and Punjab on Friday.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a high of 23.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, according to the meteorological department here.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 23.8 degrees Celsius, down three notches against normal while Hisar’s maximum settled at 23.7 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal.
Karnal registered a high of 23.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 22.4 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana registered a maximum of 23.2 degrees Celsius, both four notches below average.
Patiala’s maximum settled at 24.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal limits. Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures hovered one to three notches below normal at most places in the two states.
According to the Met department forecast, weather is likely to be dry in both the state over the next two days.
