By Admin 
Severe cold continued at many places in Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday (January 14). A decline was recorded in both minimum and maximum temperatures. The Meteorological Department said that the night temperature in Hisar was recorded at 0.5 degrees Celsius, which is six degrees less than normal. Visibility remained low due to fog in many parts of the state and neighboring Punjab in the morning. The day temperature dropped rapidly, the maximum temperature in Chandigarh was recorded at 8.9 degrees Celsius, which was 10 degrees below normal.
This much temperature was recorded in Chandigarh
An official of the Meteorological Department here said that the maximum temperature recorded in Chandigarh on January 25, 2024 was 8.4 degrees Celsius and the lowest maximum temperature ever recorded was 6.1 degrees Celsius on January 8, 2013.
On Tuesday (January 13), the maximum temperature recorded in Chandigarh was 15.2 degrees Celsius. Ambala, Haryana also experienced severe cold during the day and the temperature was 9 degrees Celsius, which was nine degrees below normal. The maximum temperature in Karnal was 10.2 degrees Celsius, which was eight degrees below normal, while the maximum temperature in Hisar was 13.2 degrees Celsius, which was seven degrees below normal.
Severe cold in many areas of Punjab
The maximum temperature of Hoshiarpur in Punjab was 8.4 degrees, which is nine degrees below normal. Amritsar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Gurdaspur also experienced severe cold during the day, where maximum temperatures were recorded at 8.8 degrees, 9.6 degrees, 10.8 degrees and 11 degrees Celsius respectively. The maximum temperature at these places was nine degrees below normal.
What was the temperature in Haryana?
According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature was recorded at one degree Celsius in Narnaul, Haryana and 1.2 degree Celsius in Bhiwani. The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.5 degrees Celsius in Gurugram, 4.9 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 3.6 degrees Celsius in Karnal, 4.3 degrees Celsius in Faridabad and 3.6 degrees Celsius in Rohtak. This temperature was five degrees lower than normal.
Meteorological Department gave this information
The Meteorological Department said that the mercury fell by 3.2 degrees Celsius in Bathinda and Faridkot in Punjab. The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.5 degrees Celsius in Gurdaspur, 4.3 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 5.4 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana, 4.4 degrees Celsius in Patiala, 5.6 degrees Celsius in Hoshiarpur and 5.4 degrees Celsius in Mansa. These temperatures were four degrees lower than normal.