Cold weather conditions tighten grip in Punjab, Haryana

Cold weather conditions tightened grip in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, with a thick blanket of fog covering both states.

At 2.5 degrees Celsius, Halwara in Punjab was the coldest place in both states, the Meteorological Department. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a low of 7 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded the minimum temperature at 3.5, 3.4 and 5 degrees Celsius respectively, upto three degrees below the normal.

Pathankot, Adampur, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded their respective minimum at 5.9, 3.8, 4.5, 5 and 5.8 degrees Celsius respectively. The minimum temperature in Ambala, Hisar and Karnal in Haryana settled at 4.8, 2.8 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively, up to four degrees below the normal. Narnaul, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa recorded 3.8, 4.8, 5.8 and 4.1 degrees Celsius respectively. 

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