Chandigarh: Cold wave conditions swept Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Friday with minimum temperatures being up to five degree Celsius below normal.
The lowest minimum temperature of 1.3?C was recorded at Adampur (Punjab) in the plains.
After Adampur, Ambala in Haryana and Amritsar in Punjab were the coldest places in the region with 2.4 degrees Celsius and 2.6 degrees Celsius respectively, which were five degrees Celsius and one degree Celsius below normal. Chandigarh had a low of 5.2 degree Celsius, which was two degrees Celsius below normal, a met office spokesman said.
The met office said cold wave conditions prevailed in the region. The stations where minimum temperatures have been recorded as 4C or less include Adampur, Bhiwani, Rohtak and Narnaul. Ground frost would occur at one or two places in Punjab and Haryana during next 48 hours.
PTI