Entire Northern India is reeling under severe cold wave. In Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the ongoing cold conditions further aggravated with the minimum dropping by up to four degrees. Some areas even witnessed fog and mist. Night temperatures declined across Kashmir where Srinagar experienced the season's low at minus 3.4 degree Celsius — two degrees below normal. Sriganganagar at 4.9 degree Celsius remained the coldest place in Rajasthan as dry and cold weather conditions prevailed in several parts of the desert state. High reaches of Himachal Pradesh reeled under sub zero temperatures while cold winds kept the weather chilly in Shimla and other lower areas of the hill state. People in national capital and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh had also no respite from biting cold. In Delhi, the mercury remained at season's lowest of 6.4 degrees. Najibabad, with a minimum of 3.9 degrees, remained the coldest place in Uttar Pradesh.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | December 24, 2009 9:26 AM
Cold wave grips North India; Srinagar experiences -3.4 degree Celsius