Piercing cold wave conditions continued unabated in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday with the lowest of 2.8 degrees Celsius recorded at Amritsar.
The minimum temperature settled below normal at several other places in the two states.
Haryana’s Narnaul district shivered at minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 5.5 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Patiala settled at minimum temperature of 5.5 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a minimum of 3.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal.
Among other places, Ambala in Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 7.7 degree Celsius while Hissar settled at 5.8 degree Celsius. Karnal recorded minimum temperature one degree below normal settling at 6 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 20.6 degree Celsius. Haryana’s Narnaul district also recorded maximum temperature at 20.6 degree Celsius. Among other places in the region, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 20.7 degree Celsius, Hisar recorded 23.8 degrees, Amritsar saw 20.4 degree Celsius, ludhiana recorded 22.3 degree Celsius and Patiala saw a maximum of 22.1 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, light rain is expected in parts of Haryana and Punjab in next 24 hours. Shallow to moderate fog would occur during morning and night in parts of both the states, predicted the Met Department.
Meanwhile, the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh also continued to reel under severe cold conditions with Kalpa settling at a low of minus 1 degree Celsius. Among other places, Sundernagar recorded minimum temperature at 0.2 degrees Celsius, Solan 1.5 degree Celsius, Bhuntar saw a low of minus 0.5 degree Celsius and Una recorded 3.5 degrees Celsius.