India News | Biting Cold Sweeps Punjab, Haryana; Bathinda Shivers at 1.2 Deg C

Chandigarh, Jan 3 (PTI) A biting cold swept Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday with minimum temperatures settling below normal at many places.

A thick blanket of fog in the morning enveloped several parts of both states.

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According to the MeT Department's weather report, Bathinda was the coldest place in Punjab with a minimum temperature of 1.2 degrees Celsius, while Sirsa was the coldest in Haryana registering a minimum of minus 3 degrees Celsius.

Gurdaspur recorded a low of 2 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 5.8 degrees Celsius, Patiala 4.8 degrees Celsius, Pathankot 6.6 degrees Celsius, Faridkot 4.8 degrees Celsius, while Amritsar shivered at a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius.

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In Haryana, Narnaul recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, Hisar a low of 4.5 degrees Celsius, Bhiwani 6.9 degrees Celsius, and Jhajjar 5.7 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)