merisarkar news service
New Delhi, December 22, 2009
Most parts of the north India on Tuesday experienced a chilly day as mercury dropped further by a few notches amid foggy conditions, with the national capital recording its lowest temperature this season.
Mercury remained one to three degree Celsius below normal in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh as cold wave swept across the region.
Rohtak was the coldest place in Haryana with a minimum of 3.5 degree Celsius while Karnal recorded a low of 5 degrees - both places three degrees below normal.
Union territory Chandigarh recorded a low of 6.2 degrees.
In the national capital, mercury plummeted to the season's lowest of 6.4 degree, which was two notches below normal, even as fog engulfed the city skyline in the morning.
On Monday, the minimum temperature in Delhi was 7.4 degrees.
The snowfall in upper reaches of Himachal and Kashmir has brought down the temperature, a Met official said.
In Kashmir valley, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, while hill resort Pahalgam settled at minus 6.2. Meanwhile, Jammu recorded a night temperature of 4.7 degrees.
Higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh witnessed harsh cold conditions with the temperature dipping to sub-zero levels at several places.
Most parts in Jammu and Kashmir were reeling under sub-zero night temperatures, even as mercury showed a slight upward trend during the day.
