Mercury several notches above normal in Punjab, Haryana

: Even as the mercury rose to above normal over the past week in the northern region, it will come down by a couple of notches in the next two days, yet weather will remain dry across the region. The weatherman has ruled out the possibility of rain in the near future.

As per officials, the temperature (both minimum and maximum) will witness a dip by two notches during the next 48 hours. Following this, the temperature will again start rising by one or two notches.

On Monday, Narnaul in Haryana was the hottest in the region, as temperatures were 8-9 degrees Celsius above normal. The maximum was at 33, eight degrees above normal. The previous night was warm at 17 degrees, which was nine above normal.

Temperature in most parts of Punjab was 4-5 notches above normal. For instance, the maximum temperature in Patiala was 27.6 degrees, which was five above normal.

In Chandigarh, the maximum temperature recorded on Monday was 28.7 degrees, five points above normal. The city witnessed drizzling on Monday, but it could not lead to any big dip in temperature. The daytime temperature was two degrees more than Sunday’s.

MAX TEMPERATURE IN PATIALA WAS 27.6°C, FIVE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL