Severe cold conditions continued to prevail in Punjab and Haryana with a thick blanket of fog engulfing most parts of the region affecting rail and road transport.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar was the coldest in the region settling at minimum temperature of 3 degree Celsius. Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 6.8 degree Celsius and maximum temperature at 10.4 degree Celsius, down by ten notches from normal. Narnaul in Haryana braved the cold conditions at the minimum temperature of 5 degree Celsius. Ambala settled at a low of 7 degree Celsius, Karnal recorded 7.2 degree Celsius, Bhiwani 6.2 degree Celsius and Hissar recorded minimum of 5.8 degree Celsius.
In Punjab, ludhiana faced cold conditions at minimum temperature of 7.7 degree Celsius while Patiala recorded 8.1 degree Celsius. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in Ambala was recorded at 10.3 degree Celsius, nine notches below normal, Hissar’s maximum was 17 degree Celsius, four notches down from normal, Narnual 17 degree Celsius and Bhiwani 15 degree Celsius. Amritsar, Patiala and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures at 11.6 degree Celsius, 11.6 degree Celsius and 11.4 degree Celsius. A Met official said that temperature levels plunged by upto ten notches below normal in parts of the region.