Chandigarh: Minimum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana hovered above the normal Wednesday providing much needed relief to people from the cold wave.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum of 10 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the MeT department here said.
Ambala in Haryana also recorded an identical minimum at 10 degrees Celsius, up four notches, while Hisar`s low of 7.7 degrees Celsius settled two degrees above normal.
The minimum at Karnal was 7.4 degrees Celsius, up one degree. In Punjab, Patiala registered a low of 9.1 degrees Celsius, up three, while Ludhiana`s minimum at 8.6 degrees Celsius was two notches above normal.
Amritsar recorded a minimum of 4.4 degrees Celsius, up one degree. The MeT office has forecast no major change in the minimum temperatures in the region until tomorrow.
PTI