Punjab, Haryana Shiver: Bathinda Records Bone-Chilling 0.8°C, Cold Wave Intensifies

• Minimum temperatures plummeted across Punjab and Haryana after widespread rainfall, with Bathinda recording the lowest at 0.8 degrees Celsius.
• Bathinda's 0.8°C was five degrees below normal, making it the coldest in both states.
• Other Punjab cities like Faridkot (1°C), Ferozepur (1.6°C), Amritsar (2.4°C), and Patiala (3.5°C) also experienced intense cold.
• In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest at 1.6°C, followed by Narnaul (2.5°C) and Bhiwani (3°C).
• Chandigarh, the common capital, recorded a minimum temperature of 5.3 degrees Celsius.

Why It Matters: Post-rainfall, Punjab and Haryana are gripped by a severe cold wave, with Bathinda being the coldest.