At 5-degree C, Adampur coldest place in Punjab

Chandigarh: Adampur town in Punjab continued to reel under biting cold conditions with a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, while the mercury remained below normal in most parts of the neighbouring Haryana.

In Punjab, Amritsar and Ludhiana recorded the same night temperature of 6.2C, a MeT department official said.

Patiala recorded a minimum of 7.6C, Bathinda 8C, while Pathankot and Gurdaspur recorded 7.2C and 9C respectively.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2C.

In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 5.7C, four notches below the normal.

The night temperature in Ambala was 8.8C, Karnal 6C, Narnaul 6.5C, and Rohtak 6.7C.