Biting cold conditions continued to grip Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh with temperature levels dropping by up to 11 degrees below normal at several places even as mist and fog in the morning disrupted normal life in the region.
Dense fog continued to disrupt normal life in Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh on Monday. During the past few days, reduced visibility due to fog has adversely hit air, rail and road transportation across the region.
Haryana’s Karnal district was the coldest in the region recording minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees Celsius, down by four notches from normal level. The minimum temperature in Narnaul was four degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 5.4 degrees, Patiala settled at minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius and ludhiana saw a minimum of 7.8 degrees Celsius.
Ambala in Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 5.8 degrees Celsius while Hisar settled at 5.6 degrees Celsius. According to the Met Department, both maximum and minimum temperature levels were recorded below normal in several parts of
the region leaving the populace shivering throughout the day. Partly cloudy conditions were also witnessed in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday.
Haryana’s Hisar district recorded lowest maximum temperature in the region at 11.2 degrees Celsius, 11 notches below normal. Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 17 degrees Celsius, four degrees down from normal.
Among other places, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 15.7 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal, Amritsar saw 12.7 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal, ludhiana recorded 15.1 degrees Celsius and Patiala saw a maximum of 14.6 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal level.
According to the Met Department forecast, days would be partly cloudy in Haryana and Punjab in next two days. Fog/mist would occur during morning and night. And, dense fog (visibility less then 200m) would occur at few parts of the region. Meanwhile, the hilly State of Himachal Pradesh continued to reel under severe cold conditions with Kalpa settling at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius on Monday.
The minimum temperature in Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh rose marginally on Monday settling at 6.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded in Sundernagar was 4.6 degrees Celsius, Dharamshala 5.2 degrees Celsius, Nahan 4.5 degrees, Solan 3.2 degrees Celsius, Kangra 7.2 degrees Celsius, Una 4.4 degrees Celsius and Sunder Nagar 4.6 degrees Celsius.