Chandigarh, Jan. 14 -- A day after the city recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature of 3.3degC, the mercury slid further, dropping to 2.8degC during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

This is the lowest that the night temperature has gone in two years - the previous such low was recorded on January 16, 2024, when the minimum had dropped to 2.7degC.

At 2.8degC, Chandigarh was colder than Shimla which recorded a minimum of 6.6degC and Dharmshala, where the mercury settled at 3.2degC. The city was, however, warmer than Manali, which recorded a low of 2.6degC. Chandigarh's minimum temperature was 4.1 degrees below normal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.

IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul said tha...