Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Intense cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh on Monday with temperatures in high-altitude areas staying between one and 9 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said.
Tribal district Lahaul-Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 9.7 degrees Celsius, Shimla MeT centre director Manmohan Singh said.
Kinnaur's Kalpa recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius.
Manali recorded a low of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperatures in Kufri, Shimla and Dalhousie were 3.1, 5 and 5.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Una at 23.6 degrees Celsius, Singh said.
