Minimum temperatures settled a few notches above normal at many places in Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. In Punjab, Ludhiana recorded a low of 11.3 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal, according to a meteorological department report.
At 8.1 degrees Celsius, the mercury settled three notches above normal in Amritsar. Patiala recorded a low of 9.9 degrees Celsius, Pathankot 8.9 degrees Celsius, Bathinda 8 degrees Celsius, Faridkot 8.6 degrees Celsius and Gurdaspur 7.5 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a low of 10.1 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a minimum temperature of 12.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.
The mercury settled at a low of 10.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, in Hisar. Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius, Narnaul 14 degrees Celsius, Rohtak 12.6 degrees Celsius and Bhiwani 11.3 degrees Celsius and Sirsa 9.6 degrees Celsius.