There is no let up in heat wave sweeping several parts of the country. National capital Delhi recorded the season's highest temperature of 45.4 degrees celsius yesterday.

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh sizzled as mercury kept on soaring, making peoples life miserable.

In Rajasthan, Churu recorded a maximum temperature of 48.7 degrees, the highest of the season.

While Sriganganagar sizzled at 47 degrees and it was 46.8 degrees in Bikaner.

Amritsar in Punjab saw the maximum temperatures touching 47.6 degrees, while Ludhiana at 46.3 degrees experienced its hottest day since 1947.

In Haryana, scorching heat prevailed in Hisar and Rohtak, where mercury settled at 46.7 degrees.

The lower hills of Himachal Pradesh also bore the brunt of heat wave as mercury stayed six to seven degrees above normal.

Una experienced the hottest day of the summer with a maximum of 45.2 degrees. State capital Shimla also recorded a high of 32 degrees, seven notches above normal.

The MeT office has forecast no immediate relief from the ongoing hot weather conditions in the region.

In the eastern part of the country, heat wave conditions continued to sweep Jharkhand with Garhwa recording the state's highest of 46 degrees.

While Palamau sizzled at 44.9 degrees, Giridih recorded a maximum of 44 degrees. One person died of sun stroke in Latehar district.

Heat wave conditions also prevailed in Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and coastal parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.