Chandigarh: Maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana continued to hover above normal levels on Monday. Ambala in Haryana recorded a high of 37.8 deg C, three degrees above the normal, while Bhiwani experienced a hot day at 39.6 deg C, two notches above normal, a MeT report said here. Hisar bore sweltering heat recording a maximum temperature of 42 deg C, three notches above the normal. In Punjab, Amritsar`s maximum settled at 39 deg C, up two notches. Patiala experienced a hot day at 38.2 deg C, up three degrees. Ludhiana`s maximum settled at 37.8 deg C. Chandigarh recorded a high of 36.5 degree C, two degrees above normal.