LUCKNOW, Jan. 14 -- Even as intense cold conditions persisted across the state, Lucknow on Tuesday woke up to its coldest morning of the season so far. The city experienced a stinging cold of 5.6 degrees Celsius, about 0.4 degrees lower than the previous low of 6degC on January 4.

On Tuesday, mercury rose to a maximum of 21.7degC in the city.

Similarly, the minimum temperatures plummeted in several districts of West UP as well. Muzaffarnagar was the coldest in the state with mercury dropping to 2.1degC, about 3.5 degrees below normal. This was the lowest temperature the district had recorded in two years. Meerut experienced 2.9 degrees, which is 3.4 notches below normal, Bareilly 3 degrees, Kanpur City 4 degrees and Hardoi 4.5 degrees....