The Haryana town reeled under biting cold at minus 0.8°C, MeT department said on Sunday. Freezing cold also swept Narnaul, which recorded a low of 0.1°C, six below normal while Bhiwani experienced severe chill recording a minimum of 1.4°C. In Punjab, Adampur in Jalandhar district continued to be the coldest place, recording a low of 0.5°C. Amritsar shivered at a low of 1.6°C with Patiala and ludhiana recording minimum temperatures of 5.6°C and 6.2°C respectively.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two States, also reeled under biting chill recording a low of 4.4°C even though it witnesses a sunny day on Sunday. Meanwhile, a MeT official said that fog had lifted and the weather was sunny in most places in the two States. Cold wave conditions are likely to continue in the region for the next few days, he added.