New Delhi: The mercury on Sunday showed an upward
trend across the Northern belt, where it remained below
40-degree mark at most places in the past few days, as monsoon
rains played a truant again.
Most parts of the region remained dry during the day,
except in Rajasthan where scattered rains took place, and high
humidity levels added to discomfiture of the denizens.
In the absence of rains, mercury rose by few notches in
the national capital taking the maximum at 37.7 degrees
Celsius, two degrees up from yesterday, and high humidity
levels left the citizens sweating.
Isolated rains occurred in Rajasthan, where Ganganagar
was the hottest place with a maximum of 41 degrees followed by
Churu, Bikaner and Jaisalmer which recorded respective highs
of 40, 39 and 38 degrees.
With monsoon rains eluding the north-west parts of the
country for several days now, maximum temperatures at most
places in Punjab and Haryana today shot by a few degrees, with
Hisar sweating it out at 41.3 degrees.
While Hisar in Haryana was hotter by five degrees than
normal, sultry conditions also prevailed in Ambala at 37
degrees, three notches above normal.
Bureau Report
