With a minimum temperature of 5.5°C, Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place among the two states, according to the local meteorological department.

In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 8.7°C, 5 degrees above the season’s average, while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperatures at 8.4 and 7.7°C respectively, around two notches above normal, the Met office said.

Pathankot recorded a minimum temperature of 6.2°C and Bathinda recorded a low of 8.2°C, while Gurdaspur and Faridkot recorded 6 and 8.5°C respectively.

Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, saw a minimum temperature of 8.8°C.

In the neighbouring Haryana, the minimum temperature in Ambala was recorded at 8.9°C, two degrees above normal, while Hisar registered a low of 6.1°C.

Karnal witnessed a low of 8°C, one degree above normal.

Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa registered minimum temperatures of 7.8, 7.5 and 8.6°C, respectively.