Saturday, December 18, 2010

Amritsar shivers at 3 degrees & Cold conditions intensify in Punjab and Haryana

CHANDIGARH : Cold conditions today intensified in Punjab and Haryana with mercury dipping by upto three notches below normal. Amritsar remained the coldest place in the region with a minimum temperature of 3 deg C, down by one degree, MeT office said here. Chandigarh shivered at 5.1 deg C, down by two notches below normal.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 4.3 deg C, while Hisar was at 4.2 deg C. Karnal and Bhiwani recorded identical lows at 6.2 deg C. Narnaul and Rohtak had a minimum of 3.4 deg C and 6 deg C respectively, dipping by up to three notches. Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperature of 3.9 deg C and 5.5 deg C, down by 3 and 2 degrees respectively. Fog and mist would continue to prevail at a few places in two states.
Most parts of Punjab and Haryana Saturday saw a sharp dip in the mercury and Amritsar was the coldest in the region with a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, a weather official said. We have recorded a plunge in the mercury in most parts of Punjab and Haryana. We have predicted a further dip, especially during nights in the coming days," the official said here.
Punjab's Patiala city recorded 5.5 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal for this time of the season and industrial city Ludhiana registered a minimum temperature of 3.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below average. Chandigarh, which is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a minimum temperature of 5.1 degrees Celsius, which is two degrees below normal. In neighbouring Haryana, Ambala saw a minimum temperature of 4.3 degrees Celsius Saturday while Karnal and Hisar were 6.2 and 4.2 degrees respectively.

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