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Amritsar coldest place in Punjab at 5.8 C

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Amritsar was the coldest place in Punjab today,recording a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius, as mercury dipped below normal levels at most places in the state and neighbouring Haryana.

Amritsar had a cold night as the mercury dropped by two notches, the MeT Department said here.

Ludhiana registered a low of 6.7 deg C, down one notch while Patiala's minimum settled at 10.8 deg C.

In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low of 7.1 deg C, down four notches.

Bhiwani's minimum settled at 8.6 deg C while Ambala recorded a low of 10.6 deg C.

Chandigarh, too, experienced a cold night at 8.2 deg C, one notch below normal.
 

The MeT has forecast mainly sunny days in the two states during the next two days.

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First Published: Nov 24 2014 | 8:06 PM IST

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