Four persons succumbed to severe cold conditions in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, taking the toll in the state this winter to 117.
Two elderly persons died in Gonda district while one death was reported from Sitapur. A constable succumbed to the intense cold wave in Gorakhpur, officials said in Lucknow.
Najibabad, which recorded a minimum of 2 degrees Celsius, was the coldest place in the state and capital Lucknow, recorded a minimum of 3.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, which was four notches below normal, while Varanasi recorded a low of 4.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
Kanpur shivered at 3.6 degrees Celsius, which was four notches below normal, while the minimum temperature in Allahabad settled at 7.3 Celsius, two degrees below normal.
Sultanpur recorded a minimum of 2.8 degree Celsius, which was six degrees below normal and the minimum temperature in Gorakhpur was 3.3 degree Celsius, six degrees below normal.