Rains coupled with snowfall today aggravated cold wave conditions in parts of north India where sub-zero temperatures in Kashmir Valley claimed two more lives.

In Delhi, the maximum temperature dipped three degrees below normal at 18 deg C, while the minimum settled at 11.9 degrees.

Kashmir Valley reeled under intense cold with the minimum in Srinagar plummeting to minus 5.5 deg C, the coldest night in the city this winter.

Higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh continued to experience intermittent snowfall with day temperatures dropping across the state following rains.

In an unusual phenomenon, a few pockets in Punjab bordering Himachal Pradesh received snow flakes, which MeT officials attributed to change of wind direction favoured by low temperature.

Most of Punjab shivered under severe chill with holy town Amritsar recording a minimum of two deg Celcius.

In Haryana, Ambala registered a low of 7.7 deg C while the minimum at Karnal was nine degrees.

Mercury dipped appreciably across Uttar Pradesh as several places witnessed light rain and thundershower during the last 24 hours.