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Punjab and Haryana received higher-than-normal rainfall in January, the weather office said on Saturday.

 

Cold conditions continued across most parts of the two states, while dense fog reduced visibility in several areas. Faridkot emerged as the coldest place in  Punjab, recording a minimum temperature of 3.8 degrees Celsius.

 

As per the Meteorological Department data, both states reported excess rainfall during the month. Punjab received 34.4 mm of rain, which is 69 per cent above the normal level.

 

The normal rainfall for Punjab in January is 20.3 mm, the Met office said. Amritsar, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, and Moga recorded higher-than-normal rainfall, while Bathinda and Faridkot received less than expected.

 

Haryana recorded 19.6 mm of rainfall in January, which is 35 per cent above the normal of 14.5 mm, the weather department said.

 

Ambala, Bhiwani, Gurugram, Fatehabad, Hisar, Jhajjar, Karnal, Panchkula, Panipat, and Yamunanagar received excess rainfall, while Charkhi Dadri, Sirsa, and Sonipat recorded below-normal precipitation.

 

Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, received 63.6 mm of rain in January, which is 69 per cent above the normal average.

 

Residents in Chandigarh woke up to a thick layer of fog, with the city recording a minimum temperature of 7.7 degrees Celsius.

 

A weather official said fog was also reported at many places in Punjab, including Amritsar, Patiala, and Ludhiana, and in Haryana at Ambala, Karnal, and Hisar.

Bathinda remained extremely cold, recording a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana recorded 5.4 degrees, while Patiala registered a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius.

 

Amritsar recorded a minimum of 6.2 degrees Celsius, while Gurdaspur logged 6 degrees Celsius.

 

In Haryana, Karnal was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees Celsius. Hisar also experienced intense cold, recording 4.9 degrees. Narnaul recorded 6 degrees, Rohtak 7.8 degrees, while Bhiwani shivered at a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius.

 

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