Cold wave sweeping Punjab and Haryana for the past ten days continued unabated on Sunday, with Adampur shivering at 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states recording a bone chilling minimum temperature, a Meteorological Department official said here.
Severe cold swept Bathinda too, which recorded a minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius while Halwara's minimum settled at 2.2 degree Celsius.
Amritsar recorded a low of 4.9 degree Celsius, Ludhiana settled at minimum of 3.7 degree Celsius, Patiala saw 4.1 degree Celsius, Pathankot 5.6 degree Celsius, Faridkot 5 degree Celsius and Gurdaspur at 4.2 degree Celius too experienced a cold night.
In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest place recording a low of 2.5 degrees Celsius, three notches down the normal while Hisar and Karnal, too, were gripped by intense cold with both places recording respective minimums of 3.8 degree Celsius and 4 degree Celsius.
Among other places, Rohtak recorded a low of 6.2 degree Celsius, Bhiwani settled at 6.5 degree Celsius and Ambala witnessed 5.4 degree Celsius, one degree below normal.
Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded a low of 5.9 degree Celsius.
The ongoing cold weather conditions are likely to continue in Haryana and Punjab over the next few days, the Met official said.
He said fog reduced visibility at most places in the two states on Sunday morning including at Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Hisar, Karnal, Ambala, Bhiwani and Sirsa.
Meanwhile, most parts of Himachal Pradesh also reeled under severe cold weather conditions as the temperature in tourist destination Manali in Kullu district was recorded at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in tribal district Kinnaur's Kalpa was recorded at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. Shimla, the capital city of Himachal recorded a low of 4.6 degrees. other places, Kangra recorded minimum temperature at 4.2 degree Celsius, Bhuntar settled at zero degree Celsius, Solan also at zero degrees, Una 2.5 degrees, Nahan 4.7 degrees and Una 2.5 degrees.