Freezing cold in Punjab, Haryana; Narnaul records -0.5 °C

Chandigarh: The northern plains were on Thursday in the grip of a piercing cold wave with the minimum temperature in many places in Punjab and Haryana dipping below the freezing point.

Narnaul in Haryana was shivering at minus 0.5 degrees Celsius while Amritsar and Adampur in Punjab experience bone chilling cold conditions at 0.8 degrees Celsius and minus 0.1 degrees Celsius respectively.

Among other places in Haryana, Hisar and Karnal too were extremely cold, registering minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius and 2.6 degrees Celsius respectively, both four degrees below normal.

Ambala recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius, down one notch against normal.

The residents in Union Territory of Chandigarh also reeled under piercing chill at a low of 3.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal.

Amritsar residents shivered with the low in the holy city today settling at 0.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.Adampur was even colder at a low of minus 0.1 deg C.

Among other places in Punjab, Bathinda and Faridkot were also swept by icy cold winds, with both towns recording below normal minimums of 0.8 degrees Celsius and 0.6 degrees Celsius respectively.

Freezing cold gripped Ludhiana, which recorded a minimum temperature of 1.7 degrees C, four degrees below normal.

Patiala registered a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius, down three degrees while Gurdaspur's low settled at 2.3 degrees Celsius.