Punjab and Haryana were gripped by severe cold on Friday, though the minimum temperatures stayed above the season’s normal in several places.
With a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius, Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place among the two states, according to the local meteorological department. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 8.7 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees above the season’s average, while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperatures at 8.4 and 7.7 degrees Celsius respectively, around two notches above normal, the Met office said.
Pathankot recorded a minimum temperature of 6.2 degrees Celsius and Bathinda recorded a low of 8.2 degrees Celsius, while Gurdaspur and Faridkot recorded 6 and 8.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
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Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, saw a minimum temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius.
In the neighbouring Haryana, the minimum temperature in Ambala was recorded at 8.9 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, while Hisar registered a low of 6.1 degrees Celsius.
Karnal witnessed a low of 8 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal. Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa registered minimum temperatures of 7.8, 7.5 and 8.6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
