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Amritsar was the coldest spot successful Punjab connected Monday (January 19, 2026), signaling a minimum somesthesia of 2.9°C, arsenic acold upwind conditions prevailed successful parts of the authorities and neighbouring Haryana.
The Met section said Amritsar's minimum somesthesia was 1 grade beneath normal. Faridkot recorded a debased of 3.4°C.
Chandigarh, the communal superior of the 2 States, besides experienced a acold nighttime with the minimum somesthesia settling astatine 6°C, 2 notches beneath normal.
Ludhiana and Patiala successful Punjab recorded respective minimums of 4.6°C and 6.5°C. Hoshiarpur recorded a debased of 5.9°C, Ferozepur 5.7°C, Gurdaspur 6.8°C, portion Pathankot registered a minimum of 4.7°C.
In Haryana, Bhiwani was the coldest spot successful the State, signaling a debased of 3°C, portion Gurugram's minimum settled astatine 5.5°C.
Ambala recorded a debased of 7.8°C, Karnal recorded a debased of 6.4°C, portion Narnaul registered a debased of 6°C.
Rajasthan sees improvements successful temperature
After experiencing biting acold conditions, Rajasthan has begun to spot an betterment successful temperatures, with astir cities successful the State present signaling minimum temperatures supra 10°C.
The State capital, Jaipur, recorded a minimum somesthesia of 13.7°C connected Monday (January 19, 2026) morning. According to the Meteorological Department, Alwar recorded a somesthesia of 7.2°C, followed by 8.1°C successful Sirohi, and 8.3°C each successful Lunkaransar and Sriganganagar.
Anta recorded 9°C, Bikaner had 9.2°C, and Banasthali registered 9.3°C. Nagaur recorded the coldest somesthesia astatine 7.0°C.
Slight respite from acold conditions successful Kashmir
There was immoderate respite from acold question conditions successful Kashmir arsenic minimum temperatures crossed the vale roseate by a mates of degrees, officials said present connected Monday (January 19, 2026).
Srinagar recorded a debased of -1.2°C connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) night, up from the -4.7°C connected the erstwhile night.
The tourer edifice of Sonamarg successful cardinal Kashmir’s Ganderbal territory registered a debased of -8.3°C and was the coldest recorded spot successful the valley.
Shopian and Pulwama towns successful southbound Kashmir recorded a debased of -4.7°C and -5.1°C respectively.
Pahalgam tourer edifice successful southbound Kashmir, which besides serves arsenic 1 of the basal camps for the yearly Amarnath yatra, recorded a debased of -1.8°C, the officials said.
The nighttime somesthesia successful the fashionable skis edifice of Gulmarg successful northbound Kashmir’s Baramulla territory settled astatine a debased of -3.5°C, they said.
The minimum somesthesia successful Qazigund, the gateway municipality of the valley, settled astatine -2.4°C, the officials said.
Kokernag recorded a debased of -0.4°C and Kupwara -1.6°C, they added.
Kashmir vale is presently successful the midst of ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’, 40 days of utmost cold, during which nighttime temperatures often driblet respective degrees beneath the freezing point, and the chances of snowfall are the highest.
‘Chilla-i-Kalan’, which began connected December 21 past year, ends connected January 30.
