Several parts of West Bengal were under the grip of cold wave conditions today with Cooch Behar recording the lowest night temperature of 5.2 degrees Celsius in the plains.
Night temperature at many places in both south and north Bengal was three to five degrees below normal, the Met department said.
Kolkata recorded the lowest night temperature of this season at 11.2 degrees Celsius, which was three notches below normal.
Other places which were under the grip of cold wave conditions were Sriniketan (6.5 deg C), Jalpaiguri (7.2 deg C), Asansol (7.8 deg C), Bankura (8.4 deg C), Burdwan (8.8 deg C) and Diamond Harbour (9 deg C).
Day temperatures were also below normal at most places in the state.
Similar weather conditions with clear skies and sub-normal day and night temperatures are likely to continue in both Gangetic West Bengal and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal for the next two days, the Met department said.
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