Mercury again dips in region
Chandigarh, January 31
After showing an upward movement during the last three days, mercury again plummeted today following showers at various places in the north-west India last night. However, it was another warm day for the people as the sun shone bright during the day in the region. The minimum temperatures dipped in Punjab and Haryana but hovered one degree to 6°C above normal. Amritsar, where the mercury touched 7.4°C yesterday, recorded 6.4°C today. Ludhiana and Patiala, which were lashed by rain overnight, also registered a fall in the temperatures, recording 6.8°C and 8.6°C respectively Nangal had rainfall.
In Haryana, Ambala, Karnal and Hisar recorded a decline in the mercury settling at 9.1°C, and 13.0°C at respective places. Karnal and Nelokheri experienced rain, respectivley measuring 9.2 mm and 3.2 mm till this morning. The minimum stayed 10.3°C at Narnaul in Mahendergarh district. Parts of Himachal Pradesh reported a decline in the temperature with Shimla recording 5.6°C, 4°C above normal, against 7.5°C registered yesterday. The mercury slightly rose at Bhuntar in Kullu district from 2°C to 2.4°C and remained static at 4.6°C at Sundernagar in Mandi district. Tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh continued to be under the impact of a severe cold wave. The minimum plunged at Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district to -2.8°C from -1.5°C recorded yesterday. Cold winds swept Chandigarh although a bright sunshine greeted the residents during the day. The city with 10.6°C, three degree above normal, recorded a fall of 2.6°C in the minimum temperature. There was no let-up in the cold wave in the Kashmir valley with the minimum temperatures again dropping to -2°C. However, Jammu was warmer today with the mercury staying at 11.1°C. The Weather Office has predicted light rain or snow at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and mainly sunny days with fog or mist occurring during night and morning in Punjab and Haryana in the next 24 hours.
— UNI
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