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
Intense cold wave sweeps most places in Punjab, Haryana; Hisar shivers at 2.2 degrees Celsius
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