The extended spell of cold wave continued to affect normal life in parts of North India. Kashmir Valley continued to bear the brunt of cold wave as mercury plunged by several notches. Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of this winter with a low of minus 5.8 degree Celsius early yesterday.

Cold conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana as mercury remained a few notches below normal in both the states. Amritsar was the coldest place in the region as it recorded a minimum at 3.2 deg C, two notches below normal. Chandigarh experienced cold at 5.5 deg C, one degree below normal. In Haryana, Narnaul shivered at 3.5 deg C, three notches below normal.

In national capital, the minimum temperature settled two notches below normal at 6.4 degree Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 21.4 deg C.

Several parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under cold wave conditions with temperature remaining seven to 11 deg C below normal at several places. State capital Lucknow recorded 1.4 deg C and remained the coldest place in the state.