<p>Rajasthan experienced near unbearable heat with Barmer sizzling at 48 degrees, the season’s highest, and the temperature crossing the 45-degree mark at major places like Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Churu.<br /><br />Warm conditions also aggravated in Punjab and Haryana where Hissar endured a hot day at 45.2 degree Celsius, four notches above normal. <br /><br />The maximum in Patiala settled at 43 C followed by Ludhiana 42.9 C, Amritsar 42.8 C and Karnal, Ambala and Chandigarh —an identical 42 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />Delhi heights<br /><br />In the national capital, the day temperature rose further and settled at a scorching 42.6 degree Celsius though night hours provided some relief as the minimum was recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, down by 3.7 degrees from the previous day.<br /><br />The hill state of Himachal Pradesh, too, witnessed marked increase in temperature and the maximum in Una settled at 42 degrees, a rise of two degrees from that of Thursday.<br />The maximum temperature in state capital Shimla recorded a rise of 2.6 degrees to touch 29.5 C while the minimum also rose to 16.8 degrees, 2.8 notches above normal.<br /><br />Idar, in Gujarat, reeled at 48.5 degrees Celsius, which is the highest ever recorded in Gujarat. <br /><br />Temperature in Deesa area of Banaskantha also soared to a new high of 47.3 degrees as in most places of the state, the mercury crossed the 45-degree mark.<br /><br />Day temperatures also settled above normal in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Konkan, Goa, South Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Vidarbha region.<br /></p>
<p>Rajasthan experienced near unbearable heat with Barmer sizzling at 48 degrees, the season’s highest, and the temperature crossing the 45-degree mark at major places like Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Churu.<br /><br />Warm conditions also aggravated in Punjab and Haryana where Hissar endured a hot day at 45.2 degree Celsius, four notches above normal. <br /><br />The maximum in Patiala settled at 43 C followed by Ludhiana 42.9 C, Amritsar 42.8 C and Karnal, Ambala and Chandigarh —an identical 42 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />Delhi heights<br /><br />In the national capital, the day temperature rose further and settled at a scorching 42.6 degree Celsius though night hours provided some relief as the minimum was recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, down by 3.7 degrees from the previous day.<br /><br />The hill state of Himachal Pradesh, too, witnessed marked increase in temperature and the maximum in Una settled at 42 degrees, a rise of two degrees from that of Thursday.<br />The maximum temperature in state capital Shimla recorded a rise of 2.6 degrees to touch 29.5 C while the minimum also rose to 16.8 degrees, 2.8 notches above normal.<br /><br />Idar, in Gujarat, reeled at 48.5 degrees Celsius, which is the highest ever recorded in Gujarat. <br /><br />Temperature in Deesa area of Banaskantha also soared to a new high of 47.3 degrees as in most places of the state, the mercury crossed the 45-degree mark.<br /><br />Day temperatures also settled above normal in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Konkan, Goa, South Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Vidarbha region.<br /></p>
