Srinagar- Mercury dropped to minus 3.0°C in Srinagar even as other places recorded a slight increase on Saturday, officials said.
A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a fall of nearly 0.8°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C.
Qazigund witnessed a low of minus 3.2°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 3.5°C against minus 3.6°C on the previous night, the official said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.1°C against minus 9.4°C last night, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.8°C against minus 10.2°C on the previous night, he said.
The temperature was 1.6°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.0°C against minus 3.9°C on the previous night, the official said.
While the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ended on January 30, Kashmir is under the grip of the 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ which would be followed by 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
Jammu recorded a low of 6.0°C against previous night’s 5.3°C, the official said. The temperature was 4.1°C below normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 3.4°C, Batote had a minimum of 3.6°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of minus 0.6°C, the official said.
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 15.4°C against last night minus 15.8°C while mercury at automatic station in Kargil settled at minus 18.6°C. Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 25.2°C, same as on the previous night, official said. The weatherman has forecast dry weather for next couple of days.
Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group: Join Now
Be Part of Quality Journalism |
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast. |
| ACT NOW |
| MONTHLY | Rs 100 |  |
| YEARLY | Rs 1000 | |
| LIFETIME | Rs 10000 | |
