Chandigarh, December 20: Cold wave continued unabated in most parts of Punjab and Haryana Thursday, with the minimum temperatures hovering below normal limits at most places, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said.
The visibility was reduced at many places, including Patiala, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Adampur, Hisar and Ambala, due to fog in these areas.
Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states, recording a minimum temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 2.3 degrees Celsius, Bathinda reeled at 2.9 degrees Celsius, Amritsar at 3.6 degrees Celsius, Halwara at 4.4 degrees Celsius, Patiala at 5.6 degrees Celsius and Pathankot at 5.5 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low of 2.1 degrees Celsius, Narnaul settled at 2.5 degrees Celsius, Ambala at 3.7 degrees Celsius, Rohtak at 3.2 degrees Celsius, Sirsa at 4.6 degrees Celsius and Karnal at 4 degrees Celsius was also below the normal minimum temperatures.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, reeled under biting chill recording a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperatures at most places in the plains of Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, were much lower than Himachal Pradesh’s state capital Shimla, which recorded a low of 6.3 degrees Celsius Thursday, the MeT official said.
