The temperature levels remained close to normal in several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two neighbouring States Punjab and Haryana, recorded a minimum temperature of 12.8 degree Celsius and maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded was 13.3 degrees in Ambala, 11.8 degrees in Hisar, 11.4 degrees in Karnal, 9.5 degrees in Narnaul, 12.7 degrees in Amritsar, 10.5 degrees Celsius in ludhiana and 13.5 degrees in Patiala.
The holy city of Amritsar in Punjab recorded maximum temperature at 28.1 degrees Celsius, ludhiana 28.8 degrees and Patiala settled at 29.1 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar settled at maximum of 31 degrees Celsius and Ambala recorded 29.2 degrees.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts Shimla and Manali saw mercury falling on Sunday while the temperature in Keylong town plummeted below the freezing point for the first time in the season.
Shimla recorded a minimum temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius, the town's lowest for the season, while Manali recorded 2.6 degrees Celsius.
Keylong in lahaul-Spiti district was the coldest place in the state recording minus 0.9 degree Celsius, followed by Kalpa in Kinnaur district at 1.2 degrees.
“Higher reaches of lahaul-Spiti have been recording up to minus seven degrees Celsius these days, but it's normal temperature,” said a Met
official.
He said that dry weather has been prevailing in the state and would continue till November 12.
Dharamsala recorded the night temperature at 13.2 degrees Celsius, while the maximum stayed at 20.8 degrees. Shimla recorded the maximum temperature at 19.7 degrees Celsius.