Bathinda shivers at 4 degrees Celsius as there is no respite from cold conditions in Punjab and Haryana

PTI

Chandigarh, January 22

Cold conditions continued unabated in Punjab and Haryana on Monday, with temperatures hovering below normal at several places.

The Met office in Chandigarh said Bathinda in Punjab faced severe cold, recording a low of 4 degrees Celsius.

Gurdaspur also experienced a cold night, recording a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in Faridkot was recorded at 5 degrees Celsius, followed by Ludhiana at 5.6 degrees and Patiala at 5.8 degrees.

Amritsar registered a night temperature of 7 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh recorded 6.5 degrees Celsius.

In Haryana, a cold wave swept several places, including Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar, Bhiwani and Narnaul.

While Sirsa and Fatehabad recorded lows of 4.6 degrees Celsius each, the minimum temperatures in Hisar and Bhiwani were identical at 4.9 degrees.

Narnaul also experienced a cold night, recording a low of 5 degrees Celsius. Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 6.8 degrees Celsius, Rohtak 6.2 degrees and Ambala 6.1 degrees. 

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