It was a second day of intense cold for the city denizens as the sun failed to make an appearance because of the foggy conditions. The cold day conditions appeared across the state which saw the maximum temperature dipping in all the districts.
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 12.5 degree celcius which was 9 degrees below normal and a minimum of 8.3 degree celcius which was one degree above normal. The Director Met Department JP Gupta said that it was the coldest day of the season.
Director Met Office JP Gupta while talking to "The Pioneer" said that foggy conditions will continue. "There will be no respite from cold for a few days. This is the coldest day for this winter season. On Wednesday there will be no sun and fog will prevail" said JP Gupta.
The local forecast is that dense fog would occur till forenoon and fog thereafter with the maximum temperature being around 7 degree celcius. The State forecast for the next thirty six hours and dense to moderate fog would occur at a few places over the state. There is also a warning for dense fog conditions and that cold day conditions would prevail at a few places in the state.
In the state Gorakhpur recorded a maximum of 14.5 degree celcius which was 8 degrees above normal, Varanasi recorded a maximum of 16.2 degree celcius which was 7 degrees below normal ,Behraich recorded a maximum temperature of 12.8 which was degrees 10 below normal
Agra recorded a maximum of 15.1 degree celcius which was 7 degrees below normal, Sultanpur recorded a maximum of 13.2 degree celcius which was 10 degrees below normal, Allahabad recorded a maximum of 18 degree celcius which was 5 degrees below normal, Jhansi recorded a maximum of 17.5 degree celcius which was 5 degrees below normal, Kanpur recorded a maximum of 16.4 degree celcius which was 7 degrees below normal, Hardoi recorded a maximum of 12.9 degree celcius which was 9 degrees below normal, Shahjahanpur recorded a maximum of 15.5 degree celcius which was 5 degrees below normal, Aligarh recorded a maximum of 13.4 degree celcius which was 7 degrees below normal.