Shimla, February 19: Fresh snow in Shimla, Kufri and Dalhousie brought down temperatures in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department said on Tuesday.
Shimla, Kufri, Dalhousie and Mashobra received 7, 35, 25 and 3 cm snowfall, respectively, between 5.30 pm on Monday and 8.30 am on Tuesday, the weather office here said.
Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur’s Kalpa also saw 5 and 22 cm snowfall, respectively, during the period, it added.
Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 8.6 degrees Celsius, whereas the minimum temperature in Kalpa was minus 3.4 degrees Celsius.
Kufri, Chail and Dalhousie also reeled under intense cold with the minimum temperature at the respective places reaching minus 1.7 degrees Celsius, minus 0.2 and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in Shimla and Manali was 0.5 and 0.8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Also, several parts of the state, including Shimla, received light rain. PTI
