Minimum temperatures soar in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh: Cold conditions abated in Punjab and Haryana with minimum temperatures staying above normal in most parts of both the states.

Union territory Chandigarh registered a low of 12.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, a MeT department official said today.

Amritsar recorded a low of 10.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimums at 10.1 degrees and 12.2 degrees Celsius respectively.

In Haryana, Ambala recorded minimum at 13.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal while Hisar and Karnal recorded 12.8 degrees and 13.4 degrees Celsius respectively, up to three notches above normal.

Karnal even recorded 0.3 mm of rainfall, the official said.