Chandgarh: Cold wave conditions today
further intensified at many places in Punjab and Haryana, with
Adampur reeling at a minimum temperature of 2.3 degrees
Celsius.
Adampur was the coldest place in Punjab while Hisar,
which recorded a minimum temperature of 3.4 degrees Celsius,
was the coldest place in Haryana, an official of MeT
Department said here.
Among other places in Punjab, Bathinda reeled at a low
of 3.9 degrees Celsius while Faridkot recorded a low of 4.8
degrees Celsius.
Amritsar, too, experienced a cold night at 5.6 degrees
Celsius, the official said.
Ludhiana and Patiala registered minimum temperature of
5.9 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius respectively.
Halwara recorded a low of 6.1 degrees Celsius,
Gurdaspur's minimum temperature settled at 8.2 degrees Celsius
while Pathankot recorded a low of 7.4 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh recorded a low of 7.8 degrees Celsius, he said.
Among other places in Haryana, Sirsa, Narnaul and Rohtak
experienced biting cold recording below normal minimum
temperature of 4.2 degrees Celsius, 4.5 degrees Celsius and
5.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
Ambala registered a low of 7 degrees Celsius while
Karnal's minimum settled at 8 degrees Celsius.
The MeT official said that fog reduced visibility early
today at places including Ambala, Karnal, Rohtak, Ludhiana,
Patiala, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur. PTI
