Srinagar records coldest night of season
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 18: Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir today with Srinagar recording the coldest night of the season at minus 6.0 degree Celsius while Weatherman has said that there will be no major snowfall next week.
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“Mostly dry and cold weather likely will continue till December 22 forenoon in both J&K and Ladakh,” an official of the Meteorological Department official said, adding, “there’s a modifications in the earlier forecast of snowfall. Now, there’s no forecast of any major snowfall in both J&K and Ladakh.”
However, he said, light to moderate snowfall is expected at many places of J&K and at scattered places of Ladakh especially along Sonamarg-Drass, Parkachik-Padum axis during evening of December 22 to 25. He said that due to mainly clear sky, night temperature is most likely to fall further during next three days.
“Thereafter, due to the approaching Western Disturbance, we expect gradual fall in day temperature and slight rise in night temperature from December 21 to 26”, he said.
A Meteorological Department official said that the mercury in Srinagar was down from previous night’s minus 3.8 degree Celsius by minus 2.2 degree Celsius and overall it was below minus 4.5 degree Celsius than the normal for this time of the year.
Barring last year, it is for the first time in last decade that mercury has plunged to minus 6.0 degree Celsius or more before the onset of the Chillai-e-Kalan, the 40-day long chilliest part of the winter, starting on December 21.
On 19th December 2020, the mercury had plummeted to minus 6.6 degree Celsius while as lowest in month of December was recorded on 30th day in 2019 at 6.6 degree Celsius. In last 10 years, the lowest temperature was recorded on 25th December 2017 when mercury plunged to minus 7.7 degree Celsius. The lowest ever temperature in December was recorded in 1934 when mercury fell to minus 12.8 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, in Gulmarg, temperature settled at minus 8.5 degree Celsius, up by 0.1 degree Celsius the previous night.
Qazigund had a low of minus 6.0 degree Celsius against minus 3.2 degree Celsius the previous night.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 8.3 degree Celsius against minus 5.6 degree Celsius the previous night.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 5.1 degree Celsius against minus 3.5 degree Celsius the previous night.
Kupwara recorded a minimum of minus 6.1 degree Celsius against minus 4.4 degree Celsius the previous night.
Leh had a low of minus 17. 0 degree Celsius against last night’s minus 14.2 degree Celsius while Kargil recorded minimum of minus 13.1 degree Celsius. Drass recorded a low of minus 19.7 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, Jammu has recorded lowest temperature of 1.9 degree Celsius of the season in December, breaking 23 years record.
The dense fog in plain areas of Jammu region continued to affect train, vehicular and air traffic while it has also brought down the morning temperature in Jammu region. The poor visibility has also increased road accidents in the region.
Official sources said that Jammu’s Chatha observatory recorded a lowest temperature of 1,9 degree Celsius during early morning today, breaking record of 23 years during December. In next three days Jammu’s day temperature is likely to experience further fall,
Sources further added that Jammu City has recorded the same temperature 2.3 deg C on December 31, 2007 while the lowest record is 0.9 degree C, recorded on Dec 28, 1998.
The holy township of Katra today recorded a lowest temperature of 2.8 degree C, Bhaderwah -2.9 deg C, Samba -0.4 deg C, Kishtwar -0.4 degree C, Banihal -1.2 deg C while Batote recorded -1.1 deg C temperature. Jammu City observatory of MeT has, however, recorded a lowest temperature of 2.3 deg C today morning.
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