Punjab, Haryana see sharp dip in mercury
February 10th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANSChandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh Wednesday experienced a sudden plunge in the day temperature, owing to isolated spells of rain and an overcast sky.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 6.6 degrees Celsius Wednesday. It was 13 degrees Tuesday.
In Punjab, Sikh holy city of Amritsar registered a minimum temperature of 6.4 degrees, which was around eight degrees less than Tuesday’s. Ludhiana and Patiala recorded 6.2 and 7 degrees respectively.
“Due to the rainfall in the last 48 hours in the region and snowfall in Himalayas, a sharp decline in mercury has been registered. We are expecting further dip in the coming days,” said a Met official here.
He added: “We are also expecting moderate to heavy showers in the next two-three days in most parts of the region.”
The minimum temperatures at Ambala, Karnal and Hisar in Haryana were 6.1, 8.8 and 9.1 degrees respectively.
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