Temperature rises above normal across various northern states

Day temperatures hovered above the seasonal average across northern states on Sunday, even as the weather department has predicted that a fresh western disturbance would bring wet spells in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir next week.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

In the national capital Delhi, the maximum temperature was recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius, 7.2 notches above normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 16.7 degrees Celsius, 2.7 notches above the usual.

Among the hill states, Himachal Pradesh witnessed “severe heat wave” in Dharamsala and Bhuntar, while “heat wave” was experienced in Sundernagar.

The minimum temperatures for most of the stations in the state were above normal by 3-7 degrees, while maximum temperatures were above normal by 3-12 degrees.

The Shimla Met office has issued a yellow warning for heat wave in three districts on Monday -- in Kangra, Mandi and Kullu.