Intense cold wave sweeps Punjab, Haryana as Hisar shivers at 2.2 degrees Celsius

Chandigarh, December 31

Biting cold swept most places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with minimum temperatures hovering below normal limits.

Hisar in Haryana reeled under intense cold, recording a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department's weather report here.

Karnal, Rohtak, Gurugram, Fatehabad, Panchkula and Bhiwani experienced a cold night recording respective minimum temperatures of 4.2 degrees C, 4.2 degrees C, 5 degrees C, 4.3 degrees C, 4.8 degrees C and 4.9 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh recorded a low of 4.7 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Rupnagar, Faridkot, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar, recorded respective lows of 4.8 degrees C, 6 degrees C, 4.8 degrees C, 2.8 degrees C, 4.8 degrees C, 4.3 degrees C and 5.6 degrees Celsius. PTI