New Delhi: The cold wave tightened its grip over North India on Tuesday with temperatures remaining below normal in most parts of the region.
Kashmir continued to reel under a cold wave with the mercury plunging by a further four degrees and settling at minus 13.9 degrees Celsius in the famous Gulmarg skiing resort. Kargil town also recorded the season`s lowest minimum of minus 23 degrees Celsius, he said.
Leh town, which recorded the previous low of minus 22.2 degrees Celsius this season yesterday, continued to freeze with a minimum temperature of minus 20.6 degrees Celsius, he said. Elsewhere in the Valley, the cold wave intensified as Pahalgam witnessed a seven-degree drop in minimum temperature to settle at minus 14.4 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar city, the summer capital of the state, remained almost unchanged at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius.
It was a chilly but pleasant morning for Delhiites as the minimum temperature settled within the normal range and the sun shone bright as the day progressed.
The low was recorded at 7.5 degrees Celsius, up by 1.9 degrees Celsius from yesterday`s 5.6 degrees. The maximum temperature in the last 24 hours was recorded at 22.7 degree Celsius, one degree above normal.
The early morning was chill due to cold winds and a light fog cover. However, the chill and the fog dissipated as the sun came out in full force.
PTI