Faridkot coldest in Pb at 6.5 deg Celsius

Chandigarh: Faridkot was the coldest place in Punjab on Wednesday with a minimum temperature of 6.5 degrees Celsius.

According to the Met department, on Wednesday, Bathinda experienced a cold night at 7.8 degrees Celsius, while Gurdaspur recorded a minimum temperature of 8 degrees Celsius.

Amritsar registered 9.1 degrees, Ludhiana 9.4 degrees, Patiala 9.5 degrees, and Ferozepur 8.7 degrees Celsius.

In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest at 6.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Hisar at 7.5 degrees Celsius.

Gurugram recorded a minimum temperature of 11.1 degrees Celsius, Karnal and Bhiwani 9 degrees, Rohtak 9.4 degrees, Ambala 11.7 degrees, and Sirsa recorded a low of 10.2 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, registered a low of 9.8 degrees Celsius.

Rajasthan continued to experience cold weather conditions on Wednesday, as the minimum temperature in most parts of the state settled between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius, which is 3-4 degrees below normal, the Meteorological Office said.

According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, the weather remained dry across the state during the past 24 hours.

Sikar district recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 5.5 degrees Celsius, which is five degrees below normal, the Met office added.

The state’s sole hill station, Mount Abu, recorded a minimum temperature near the freezing point.

There was no significant change in maximum or minimum temperatures across the state during the last 24 hours, it said.