New Delhi:
The heat wave sweeping north India continued unabated today claiming 4 lives, even as parts of Uttar Pradesh and the national capital got light showers. Three persons died due to heatstroke in Haryana's Ambala district, while a 38-year-old man succumbed to the scorching sun in Muzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi continued to remain in the grip of the heat wave with the maximum temperature settling at 44.2 degree Celsius even though some parts of the national capital received light rains. The minimum in Delhi was recorded at 33.2 degree Celsius.
Uttar Pradesh bore the brunt of scorching sun with Allahabad recording a maximum of 47.7 degree Celsius. The temperatures were above normal in Varanasi, Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad, Jhansi, Agra, Meerut and Kanpur division.
Rajasthan also continued to reel under intense heat wave conditions with Sriganganagar being the hottest place at 47 degree Celsius. State capital Jaipur recorded maximum of 42 degree Celsius.
Blistering heat wave also continued to sweep northern states of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh braved a hot day with maximum settling at 44 degree Celsius, up by four notches. Amritsar recorded 45.5 degree Celsius, an increase of four degrees. Patiala and Ludhiana recorded also scorched at 45.1 degree Celsius and 45 degree Celsius respectively. Sweltering heat prevailed in Ambala, which recorded a high of 43.9 degree Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar and Rohtak recorded identical highs of 45 degree Celsius while the maximum in Karnal settled at 44 degree Celsius, up by four notches.
Himachal Pradesh's lower hills also sizzled while mid-hill regions received light showers. Una in lower hills was hottest with a high of 44 degree Celsius, six degree above normal, while state capital Shimla recorded maximum at 30.1 degree Celsius, six degree above normal.
Several places in Jharkhand experienced temperatures three to five degrees above normal with the mercury soaring to 46.5 degree Celsius in Garhwa.
The minimum temperature also remained above normal across the state with state capital Shimla recording a low of 22.1 degree Celsius, seven degree above normal, while Nahan and Dharamsala recorded minimum temperatures at 28 degree Celsius and 26.7 degree Celsius, six degrees above normal.
Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district was coldest in the region with a low of 6.9 degree Celsius, while Kapla and Manali were pleasant with minimum temperatures at 10 degree Celsius and 11.6 degree Celsius respectively.