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 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.