No, Let Up In The Biting Cold Sweeping Punjab And Haryana; Gurdaspur Records 2.2 Degree Celsius

For the second day in a row, maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana hovered below normal limits on Thursday as the biting cold swept across the region.

PTI

Updated on: 5 January 2023 9:16 am

There was no let-up in the biting cold that has been sweeping Punjab and Haryana for the past several days, with minimum temperatures on Thursday again hovering below normal limits at many places.

According to the MeT Department's weather report, Gurdaspur was the coldest place in Punjab recording a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius.

Among other places in the state, Bathinda recorded a low of 3 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 5.7 degree Celsius, Patiala 5 degree Celsius, Amritsar 5.5 degree Celsius while Mohali recorded a low of 6 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, in Haryana, biting cold prevailed in Hisar, which recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius.

Bhiwani recorded a low of 6.7 degrees Celsius, Karnal 6 degree Celsius, Rohtak 5.4 degree Celsius, and Sirsa 6.4 degree Celsius while Ambala's minimum settled at 5.5 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 5.1 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, a thick blanket of fog in the morning continued to envelop many parts of both states, reducing visibility.