Severe cold conditions continue to prevail in Uttar Pradesh, while Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh got some respite from the biting cold on Tuesday due to sunshine at various places. AIR correspondent reports that the day temperature improved in the national capital. According to the Met department, the maximum temperature was recorded 19.2 degree Celsius which is two degree below normal while the minimum was recorded 4.5 degree Celsius.AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that there is no respite from intense cold wave conditions prevailing in Uttar Pradesh from last several days. At the state capital Lucknow, mercury plummeted to 1.4 degree Celsius during last 24 hours breaking a record of past 10 years. AIR correspondent reports that with 1 degree Celsius temperature, six degree below normal Taj city Agra was the coldest place in the state. AIR Kolkata correspondent reports that bone-chilling cold continues to sting eastern India with the mercury nose-diving to seven-year lowest in Kolkata on Tuesday. Kolkata recorded a low of 9.9 degree Celsius, the lowest in seven years, while hill station Darjeeling at -1.0 deg C was the coldest in the state.