2. The North-Western Region

This type of climate is found to the north-west of Satluj river where the average temperature of the winter season reads around 15°C. The mean minimum temperature in the month ofjanuary may occasionally fall below the freezing point at Amritsar. The mean maximum temperature in the month of May and June may cross 45°C. Hot winds {Loo} and dust storms during the scorching summers are the other features of this climatic region.