Cold wave conditions prevailed unabated in Punjab and Haryana even as foggy weather affected air, rail and road traffic in the region.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded season’s coldest at 5.8 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal. Karnal in Haryana was the coldest in the region recording a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius, down by four notches from normal.
Places in the region including Chandigarh, Hisar, Narnaul, Amritsar among others remain colder than hilly tourist destinations like Shimla and Dharamsala.
Himachal’s capital Shimla settled at minimum temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, nine notches above normal and Dharamshala recorded 10 degrees Celsius, up by three degrees from normal.
Punjab’s holy city, Amritsar settled at a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius. ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperature at 5.8 degrees Celsius and 6.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
Among other places, Narnaul recorded minimum temperature at 4.5 degrees, Ambala settled at 6.6 degree Celsius and Hisar recorded 7.1 degree Celsius.
The maximum temperature recorded was 25 degrees in Chandigarh, 23 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 21.5 degrees Celsius in Narnaul, 23.2 degrees Celsius in Patiala and 24.2 degrees Celsius in Amritsar.
On Thursday morning fog led to the disruption of rail and road traffic in the region with most of the airlines and trains running behind their schedule time.
The Met Department has forecast shallow fog with dry weather in the region during the next 48 hours.