Delhi witnessed its coldest day of January in past 44 years, with the maximum temperature falling sharply by 11 notches to stand at 9.8 degrees.

More than 100 deaths have been reported from Uttar Pradesh till Thursday. Plummeting mercury claimed yet 15 more lives in Uttar Pradesh, with thick fog cover throwing normal life out of gear in many places of the region.

Residents woke up to a foggy morning, with the minimum temperature dipping by two notches below normal to stay at 4.8 degree Celsius.Poor visibility affected schedules of nearly 30 flights and led to diversion of an international flight to Mumbai.

In Uttar Pradesh, the death toll continued to mount, with 15 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the state. Officials said four people died in Muzaffarnagar which remained the coldest place with 0.6 degrees, followed by three in Mathura, two each in Agra, Bulandshahr, Etah and one each in Barabanki and Mirzapur.

With this, the death toll in the state this winter has reached to 107.Night temperatures remained below normal in most parts of the state including Moradabad, Agra, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Bareilly and Kanpur divisions.

Cold in HP

Himachal continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures,with Keylong remaining the coldest place with a minimum of minus 8.9 degrees, followed by Kalpa with minus 3.5 degrees.While the key tourist resort of Manali shivered at minus 3 degrees, capital Shimla recorded a low of 2.1 degrees.

Rajasthan

Cold wave swept entire Rajasthan too, where Churu was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees,followed by Pilani with 2.6 degrees. Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Dabok and Jaisalmer recorded night temperatures of 4, 4.5, 5.2, 6.4 and 6.5 degrees respectively while other stations recorded minimum of 7 and 8 degree Celsius.via Cold wave sweeps North India,107 deaths in Uttar Pradesh.

Cold wave hits normal life in Punjab, Haryana

Normal life was thrown out of gear as intense cold conditions prevailed in most parts of Punjab and Haryana with mercury dropping by up to three notches below normal in the two states. Due to dense fog and mist which resulted in low visibility, rail, road and air traffic remained disrupted as many trains and flights were either rescheduled or cancelled  for various destinations.

People will not get any respite from icy winds for the time being as the MeT department in its forecast said cold wave will continue for next 2 to 3 days and maximum temperature will remain well below 16 degrees Celsius in plain areas of Punjab and Haryana. “Current weather conditions will continue to prevail for next 2-3 days in Punjab and Haryana,” Chandigarh MeT Department, Director, Surinder Pal said today.

Narnaul in Haryana remained the coldest place in plains of both states with minimum at 2.4 deg C, down by three notches below normal. Bhiwani and Hisar had a low of 3.6 deg C and 4 deg C respectively, while Ambala and Karnal shivered at 5.5 deg C and 5 deg C, down by two notches below normal.

Union Territory of Chandigarh had a low of 4.2 deg C,ipping by a degree below normal. n Punjab, Amritsar recorded minimum temperature of 7.2 deg C, up by 4 degrees above normal, while Ludhiana and Patiala had a low of 7 deg C and 5.5 deg C respectively.

The maximum temperature in Punjab and Haryana has also observed sharp drop with mercury at most of the places in two states dropping by up to whopping 11 notches below normal. On Tuesday, Patiala had a maximum of 9.5 deg C, down by 11 degrees below normal. Similarly Chandigarh and Ambala had a maximum of 11.3 deg C and 10.8 deg C.

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