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Mercury drops further in Kashmir, Srinagar records minus 4.0°C

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A frozen waterfall in Drung area of Tangmarg in north Kashmir. [FPK File Photo/ Qayoom Khan]

Gulmarg coldest in Valley, Drass freezes at -21.9°C

Srinagar: Barring Gulmarg, the temperature across Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.0°C.

A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of JK, recorded a drop of 1.7°C than the previous night.

Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21.

The mercury settled at the world-famous resort of Gulmarg at minus 9.6°C against minus 10.4°C on the previous night.

Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had a low of minus 4.2°C against 0.6°C on the previous night, he said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.9°C against minus 6.6°C on the previous night, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.6°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night, the official said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 4.4°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, the official said.

Jammu, the JK’s winter capital, saw a rise in temperature by 9 notches from the previous night, recording a low of 5.9°C which is minus 1.5°C below normal for the place during this time of the year, he said.

Ladakh’s Leh had a low of minus 16.0°C against last night’s minus 14.7°C while Kargil recorded a minimum of minus 14.2°C.

Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 21.9°C, the official said.

Meanwhile, the weatherman has forecast mainly dry weather in the next two days in Kashmir Valley.

 

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