Piercing cold weather conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana on Monday with minimum temperatures hovering a few notches below normal at many places.
In Haryana, Hisar recorded a low of 0.8 degrees Celsius less than the temperature of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, which recorded 1.2 degrees Celsius while Ambala's minimum was 5.6 degrees Celsius.
Faridkot and Bathinda were the coldest places in Punjab with a minimum temperature of 0.2 degrees Celsius each, according to the Meteorological Department.
Amritsar recorded a low of 1.5 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana's minimum was 2.4 degrees.
(PTI)