n Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under intense cold on Sunday, with Amritsar recording a low temperature of one degree Celsius.
Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest in the region, with its minimum temperature settling three notches below normal.
Parts of Haryana also reeled under biting cold conditions with Narnaul witnessing minimum temperature at 2.4 degree Celsius, four notches below normal and Hisar recording a low of 3.3 degree Celsius, down by five notches from normal.
Karnal and Ambala recorded respective minimum temperatures of 3.8 degree Celsius and 4 degree Celsius.
Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 4.2 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal limit. The city recorded maximum temperature at 20.6 degree Celsius, down by one degree from normal. In Punjab, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Halwara and Bathinda recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees Celsius, 3.1 degrees Celsius, 4.1 degrees Celsius and 5.2 degrees Celsius respectively. Ludhiana recorded a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius and Patiala settled at 5 degree Celsius. According to the Met Department forecast, cold wave conditions will prevail in the region during the next 24 hours. Dense fog is likely at a few places during 48 hours in Punjab and Haryana.
Karnal recorded maximum temperature at 19.8 degrees, down by two notches from normal, Hisar recorded 20.5 degrees, two notches below normal and Ambala recorded 18.5 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal limit.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded below normal day temperature at 19 degrees, which was two notches down the normal limit. Ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective maximum temperatures of 21.5 degree Celsius and 21.6 degree Celsius. Meanwhile, icy winds continued to sweep through the hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday as several places recorded sub zero temperatures. The tribal district Lahaul-Spiti's administrative centre Keylong recorded a low of minus 11 degrees Celsius.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Mandi and Manali was recorded at minus 2.1 and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius respectively.
Kufri and Dalhousie recorded a low of 5.3 and 5.6 degrees Celsius respectively. The minimum temperature in Shimla was recorded at 8.1 degrees Celsius.