Shimla, April 11 -- Shimla witnessed the coldest April night in 46 years after a sharp drop in temperatures over the past 24 hours, with the minimum temperature plunging to 3.6degC.

According to data from the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, the unusually low night temperature broke a decades-old record. The previous comparable low for April was recorded in 1979, when the mercury had dipped to around 3.4degC.

Senior scientist, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Himachal Pradesh, Shobhit Katiyar, said that persistent rainfall and snowfall activity over the past two to three days led to a significant fall in temperatures across the state. "In Shimla, the maximum temperature was recorded at 11.4degC, which is the lowest April daytime te...